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Tag Archives: DTM
HiRISE: Possible landing site for ExoMars rover in Mawrth Vallis
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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Tagged Beautiful Mars, digital terrain models, DTM, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars 2020, ExoMars 2020 rover, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, landing sites, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mawrth Vallis, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE digital terrain model for Jezero Crater candidate landing site
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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Tagged digital terrain models, DTM, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Jezero Crater, M2020, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Tracking Curiosity with HiRISE, vers. 3.0
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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Tagged Curiosity, digital terrain models, DTM, Emily Lakdawalla, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, MRO, MSL, NASA, The Planetary Society, University of Arizona
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Tracking Curiosity with HiRISE, vers. 2.0
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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Tagged Curiosity, digital terrain models, DTM, Emily Lakdawalla, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, MRO, MSL, NASA, The Planetary Society, University of Arizona
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Following Curiosity with HiRISE
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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Tagged Curiosity, digital terrain models, DTM, Emily Lakdawalla, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, MRO, MSL, NASA, The Planetary Society, University of Arizona
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