Mars Exploration Rover Panoramic Camera Multidimensional Analyses and Surface Spectral VariabilityThe Mars Exploration Rover (MER) panoramic camera system (Pancam) has provided surface-based multispectral image data with unprecedented spatial and radiometric fidelity. The spectral coverage of the camera system allows for the discrimination of important Fe2+ and Fe3+ bearing minerals expected to occur on the Martian surface . This paper explores the spatially coherent and structurally consistent spectral variability present at both the Spirit and Opportunity landing sites using multidimensional analysis of representative Pancam multispectral scenes.
Document ID
20040058000
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Seelos, F. P., IV (Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Soderblom, J. M. (Cornell Univ. New York, NY, United States)
Farrand, W. H. (Space Science Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Johnson, J. R. (Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Morris, R. V. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Blaney, D. L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV: Mars Missions