Tag Archives: DTM

HiRISE: Possible landing site for ExoMars rover in Mawrth Vallis

Posted on April 23, 2018 by rburnham

A possible landing site for the ExoMars rover in Mawrth Vallis. This digital terrain model (DTM) covers part of the proposed landing site for the European Space Agency’s ExoMars Rover at Mawrth Vallis. The proposed landing site is on the … Continue reading →

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HiRISE digital terrain model for Jezero Crater candidate landing site

Posted on August 3, 2017 by rburnham

The HiRISE camera team has released a digital terrain model (DTM) for Jezero Crater, one of the candidate landing sites for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. Information about HiRISE DTMs here; all available DTMs here.

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Tracking Curiosity with HiRISE, vers. 3.0

Posted on February 9, 2016 by rburnham

At the Planetary Society’s blog site, Emily Lakdawalla has published the third in a series of posts on tracking the progress of Curiosity using HiRISE images. (Previous posts are noted here and here.) “This long post is an attempt to … Continue reading →

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Tracking Curiosity with HiRISE, vers. 2.0

Posted on December 31, 2014 by rburnham

At the Planetary Society’s site, Emily Lakdawalla has published an updated post on tracking the progress of Curiosity using HiRISE images: “This long post is an attempt to answer the question: Which HiRISE image should I use as a base … Continue reading →

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Following Curiosity with HiRISE

Posted on February 11, 2014 by rburnham

The blog run by Emily Lakdawalla at the Planetary Society’s site has a fascinating and useful post about HiRISE imaging of the area traversed by Mars rover Curiosity on its trek to Mt. Sharp. After explaining how HiRISE works, she … Continue reading →

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