LROC Stereo Observations

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Sep 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009dps....41.2605b&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #41, #26.05

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) will obtain two types of multiple overlapping coverage to derive terrain models of the lunar surface. LROC has two Narrow Angle Cameras (NACs), working jointly to provide a wider (in the cross-track direction) field of view, as well as a Wide Angle Camera (WAC). LRO's orbit precesses, and the same target can be viewed at different solar azimuth and incidence angles providing the opportunity to acquire `photometric stereo' in addition to traditional `geometric stereo' data.
Geometric stereo refers to images acquired by LROC with two observations at different times. They must have different emission angles to provide a stereo convergence angle such that the resultant images have enough parallax for a reasonable stereo solution. The lighting at the target must not be radically different. If shadows move substantially between observations, it is very difficult to correlate the images.
The majority of NAC geometric stereo will be acquired with one nadir and one off-pointed image (20 degree roll). Alternatively, pairs can be obtained with two spacecraft rolls (one to the left and one to the right) providing a stereo convergence angle up to 40 degrees. Overlapping WAC images from adjacent orbits can be used to generate topography of near-global coverage at kilometer-scale effective spatial resolution.
Photometric stereo refers to multiple-look observations of the same target under different lighting conditions. LROC will acquire at least three (ideally five) observations of a target. These observations should have near identical emission angles, but with varying solar azimuth and incidence angles. These types of images can be processed via various methods to derive single pixel resolution topography and surface albedo.
The LROC team will produce some topographic models, but stereo data collection is focused on acquiring the highest quality data so that such models can be generated later.

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