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02.09.2011
HRSC Press Release #520 - Eberswalde Crater (orbit 7208)
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Perspective view [1] |
On 15 August 2009 the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), under the leadership of the Principal Investigator Prof. Dr. Gerhard Neukum of Freie Universitaet Berlin, onboard the ESA spacecraft Mars Express obtained image data in orbit 7208 with a ground resolution of approximately 22 meters per pixel. The data were acquired in the region Eberswalde Crater at approximately 25° southern latitude and 326° eastern longitude. The scenes shown here were processed at the Department of Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing, at the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Freie Universitaet Berlin.
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Context Map [2] |
The Eberswalde impact crater has a diameter of about 65 km and is located in the southern highlands of Mars, northeast of the Holden crater (see press release #163). It is named after the town Eberswalde in Brandenburg, Germany. The crater formed in the Noachian more than 3.7 billion years ago. The rim of the crater is only intact in the northeastern part of the crater. The rest of the rim only appears faint or is not visible at all. The reason is the impact of an asteroid that created the 140 km large Holden impact crater. The expulsion of large amounts of material covered parts of the Eberswalde impact structure [BOX 1].
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Color-coded elevation model [3] |
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Feature Map [4] |
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Nadir Image [5] |
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RGB Colour Image [6] |
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Red-cyan anaglyph [7] |
Im Juli 2011 wurde der Gale Krater aus vier Landezielen für die MSL Mission ausgewählt.
Holden Crater was also investigated as possible landing site for the “Curiosity” rover. A large mineral diversity (for example clays) and many structures suggesting liquid water in the history of the red planet were reasons for this selection.
In July 2011, Gale crater was selected as landing site out of four candidate sites for the MSL mission.
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Perspective view #2 [8] |
The colour scenes have been derived from the three HRSC-colour channels and the nadir channel. The perspective views have been calculated from the digital terrain model derived from the stereo channels. The anaglyph image was calculated from the nadir and one stereo channel. The black and white high resolution images were derived from the nadir channel which provides the highest detail of all channels.
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Perspective view #3 [9] |
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) experiment on the ESA Mars Express Mission is led by the Principal Investigator (PI) Prof. Dr. Gerhard Neukum who also designed the camera technically. The science team of the experiment consists of 40 Co-Investigators from 33 institutions and 10 nations. The camera was developed at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) under the leadership of the PI G. Neukum and built in cooperation with industrial partners (EADS Astrium, Lewicki Microelectronic GmbH and Jena-Optronik GmbH). The experiment on Mars Express is operated by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, through ESA/ESOC. The systematic processing of the HRSC image data is carried out at DLR. The scenes shown here were created by the PI-group at the Institute for Geological Sciences of the Freie Universitaet Berlin in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin.
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| Context Map [2]: |
| Color-coded elevation model [3]: |
| Feature Map [4]: |
| Nadir Image [5]: |
| RGB Colour Image [6]: |
| Red-cyan anaglyph [7]: |
| Perspective view [1]: |
| Perspective view #2 [8]: |
| Perspective view #3 [9]: |
© Copyright: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)
Contact Person FU Berlin:
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Neukum
Principal Investigator HRSC Experiment
Freie Universitaet Berlin
Fachbereich Geowissenschaften
Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften
Fachrichtung Planetologie und Fernerkundung
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Principal Investigator HRSC Experiment
Freie Universitaet Berlin
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Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften
Fachrichtung Planetologie und Fernerkundung
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Mobile: +49 171-7647177
Fax.: +49 30-83870-188
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Prof. Dr. Ralf Jaumann
HRSC Experiment-Manager
Co-Investigator (Co-I) HRSC Experiment
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Institut für Planetenforschung, Planetengeologie Berlin
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