Mars Projects: tasks

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Mars Project(s) tasks

• Using Mars Express HRSC
• other datasets

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What is needed

• needed tools
• miniVICAR
• gimp
• ISIS
• needed data
• HRSC et al.

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General approach

• Choose your HRSC scene(s) over an area of your
  choice on Mars (with PSA)
• Find recent literature on the area (e.g. on ADS)
• Analyze the geology and geomorphology of the area
  with color and stereo information
• Get higher resolution data for detailed
  observations

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Lots of interesting places..
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1,2,3 indicate possible area for projects (see
next slides)
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Possible projects1) Valles Marineris
H0360_0000_ND3

• Objective observe and analyze the canyon
  structure, walls and interior
• Tasks
• characterize the morphology and color of surface
  materials
• determine the local depth and thickness of
  deposits (using MOLA), use high-res images (MOC)
• HRSC orbit e.g. 0360

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Possible projects2) The North Pole

• Objective analyze the structure and morphology
  of North Pole layered deposits
• Tasks
• characterize the morphology and color of surface
  materials
• Make high-resolution observations using e.g. MOC
• HRSC orbit e.g. 1177

H1177_0000_ND3
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Possible projects3) Olympus Mons

• Objective study Mons Olympus volcano and aureole
• Tasks
• characterize the morphology and color of volcano
  flanks, caldera, aureole
• Make high-resolution observations using e.g. MOC,
  measure height with MOLA
• HRSC orbit e.g. 1437

H1437_0001_ND3
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What to do

• basic description of procedure(s)
• search for data and get them from PSA (check
  BROWSE .jpg on PSA ftp site)
• open level2 data with xvd
• get all needed spice kernels
• process level2 data with hrortho
• produce level 3 data using a MARS IAU2000
  ellipsoid
• produce anaglyphs and RGB
• visualize processed RGB, anaglyph, with xvd,
  Gimp
• if possible, perform pan-sharpening

Well see how to do these things during the
tutorials