Topography of the Martian tropical regions with ISM

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Feb 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991p%26ss...39..225b&link_type=abstract

(Colloquium on Phobos-Mars Mission, Paris, France, Oct. 23-27, 1989, Proceedings. A91-29558 11-91) Planetary and Space Science (

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Carbon Dioxide, Mars Atmosphere, Mars Volcanoes, Topography, Tropical Regions, Atmospheric Composition, Infrared Spectra, Mars Surface, Photogrammetry, Spectral Methods, Mars, Surface, Topography, Spacecraft Observations, Phobos 2 Mission, Ism Instrument, Altitude, Mapping, Techniques, Volcanoes, Comparisons, Valles Marineris, Carbon Dioxide, Density, Mear-Infrared, Wavelengths, Spectroscopy, Procedure, Analysis, Maps, Parameters, Calculations, Features, Olympus Mons, Pavonis Mons, Tharsis Region, Tropical

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The measurement of the CO2 column density on Mars, from the 2-micron band, in the Phobos/ISM spectra allows the determination of the altitude of the surface of Mars, with a horizontal spatial resolution of 20 km. The uncertainties involved in this method are described and compared with previous measurements of the Martian topography. Several topographic maps have been calculated, in the region of the high Martian volcanoes and Valles Marineris. Comparison with topographic maps derived from Mariner 9 and Viking measurements shows a good agreement. An average accuracy of about 400 m is obtained, which constitutes a significant improvement, compared with previous altimetry errors, of the order of 1 km. The method has a uniform accuracy over a full observation sequence (about 3000 km wide), and is complementary to the Viking photogrammetric measurements, more accurate on a 100 km scale.

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