Mars Project(s): tasks Using Mars Express HRSC & other datasets

What is needed needed tools miniVICAR gimp ISIS needed data HRSC et al.

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

Lots of interesting places ,2,3 indicate possible area for projects (see next slides)

Possible projects: 1) Valles Marineris 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 H0360_0000_ND3

Possible projects: 2) 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 H1177_0000_ND3

Possible projects: 3) 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 H1437_0001_ND3

What to do basic description of procedure(s) a) search for data and get them from PSA (check BROWSE.jpg on PSA ftp site) b) open level2 data with “xvd” c) get all needed spice kernels d) process level2 data with “hrortho” e) produce level 3 data using a MARS IAU2000 ellipsoid f) produce anaglyphs and RGB g) visualize processed RGB, anaglyph, with “xvd”, “Gimp” h) if possible, perform pan-sharpening We’ll see how to do these things during the tutorials