NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Photometric Lunar Surface ReconstructionAccurate photometric reconstruction of the Lunar surface is important in the context of upcoming NASA robotic missions to the Moon and in giving a more accurate understanding of the Lunar soil composition. This paper describes a novel approach for joint estimation of Lunar albedo, camera exposure time, and photometric parameters that utilizes an accurate Lunar-Lambertian reflectance model and previously derived Lunar topography of the area visualized during the Apollo missions. The method introduced here is used in creating the largest Lunar albedo map (16% of the Lunar surface) at the resolution of 10 meters/pixel.
Document ID
20140007274
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Nefian, Ara V.
(Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (SGT, Inc.) Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Alexandrov, Oleg
(Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (SGT, Inc.) Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Morattlo, Zachary
(Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (SGT, Inc.) Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Kim, Taemin
(Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (SGT, Inc.) Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Beyer, Ross A.
(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Inst. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
June 10, 2014
Publication Date
September 15, 2013
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN9527
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Country: Australia
Start Date: September 15, 2013
End Date: September 18, 2013
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: SAA2401923
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA08CG83C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Albedo reconstruction
Lunar mapping
Apollo mission
No Preview Available