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Progress in the Mapping of Mars: New Viking-Based Image Maps and Panoramic Mosaics From Landing Sites

Ernst Hauber, J. Oberst, Wolfgang Zeitler, Monika Kuschel, R. Jaumann

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We compiled topographic image maps for selected regions of Mars. 900-1100 m/pixel Viking Orbiter images were used to produce base maps with the global reference frame, to which data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) were added. The horizontal tie of the map to the Mars-fixed coordinate system is within 1-3 km for most places of the planet. The precision of the elevation data with respect to the Mars center of mass is better than 10 m.

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We compiled topographic image maps for selected regions of Mars. 900-1100 m/pixel Viking Orbiter images were used to produce base maps with the global reference frame, to which data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) were added. The horizontal tie of the map to the Mars-fixed coordinate system is within 1-3 km for most places of the planet. The precision of the elevation data with respect to the Mars center of mass is better than 10 m.

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We compiled topographic image maps for selected regions of Mars. 900-1100 m/pixel Viking Orbiter images were used to produce base maps with the global reference frame, to which data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) were added. The horizontal tie of the map to the Mars-fixed coordinate system is within 1-3 km for most places of the planet. The precision of the elevation data with respect to the Mars center of mass is better than 10 m.

Key concepts: Orbiter, Mars Exploration Program, Remote sensing, Geology, Elevation (ballistics), Geodesy, Altimeter, Reference frame

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