MarsLux: HI-Resolution Illumination Maps Generator for Mars
Autor: | Federico Carballo, R. Marco Figuera, Angelo Pio Rossi, M. G. Spagnuolo |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Generator (computer programming)
ILLUMINATION business.industry Ciencias Físicas Resolution (electron density) MARS purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 [https] Mars Exploration Program Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Ciencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente Astronomía purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https] purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 [https] Optics Open source General Earth and Planetary Sciences Geología business OPEN SOURCE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS Geology |
Zdroj: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas instacron:CONICET |
ISSN: | 2333-5084 |
Popis: | Illumination simulation codes for the Moon's surface have been thoroughly developed during the last years. Despite works done for the Moon, no studies have investigated the relation between sunlight illumination and the Martian surface applying those codes done for the Moon to Mars. The objective of this work is to describe the development of a surface illumination simulation code, called MarsLux, which allows users to make a detailed investigation of the illumination conditions on Mars, based on its topography and the relative position of the Sun. Our code can derive accurate illumination maps, form topographic data, showing areas that are fully illuminated, areas in total shadow, and areas with partial shade, in short computational times. Although the code does not take into account any atmospheric effect, the results proved to be of high accuracy. The maps generated are useful for geomorphological studies, to study gullies, thermal weathering, or mass wasting processes as well as for producing energy budget maps for future exploration missions. Fil: Spagnuolo, Mauro Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Estudios Andinos "Don Pablo Groeber". Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Estudios Andinos "Don Pablo Groeber"; Argentina Fil: Carballo, Federico Daniel. Servicio Geologico Minero Argentino; Argentina Fil: Marco Figuera, R.. Jacobs University Bremen; Alemania Fil: Rossi, A. P.. Jacobs University Bremen; Alemania |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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