Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011agufm.p41f..10w&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, abstract #P41F-10
Physics
Geophysics
[6219] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Io, [6297] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Instruments And Techniques
Scientific paper
O.L. White and P.M. Schenk Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas, 77058 No instrumentation specifically designed to measure the topography of a planetary surface has ever been deployed to any of the Galilean satellites. Available methods that exist to perform such a task in the absence of the relevant instrumentation include photoclinometry, shadow length measurement, and stereo imaging. Stereo imaging is generally the most accurate of these methods, but is subject to limitations. Io is a challenging subject for stereo imaging given that much of its surface is comprised of volcanic plains, smooth at the resolution of many of the available global images. Radiation noise in Galileo images can also complicate mapping. Paterae, mountains and a few tall shield volcanoes, the only features of any considerable relief, exist as isolated features within these plains; previous research concerning topography measurement on Io using stereo imaging has focused on these features, and has been localized in its scope [Schenk et al., 2001; Schenk et al., 2004]. With customized ISIS software developed at LPI, it is the ultimate intention of our research to use stereo and photoclinometry processing of Voyager and Galileo images to create a global topographic map of Io that will constrain the shapes of local- and regional-scale features on this volcanic moon, and which will be tied to the global shape model of Thomas et al. [1998]. Applications of these data include investigation of how global heat flow varies across the moon and its relation to mantle convection and tidal heating [Tackley et al., 2001], as well as its correlation with local geology. Initial stereo mapping has focused on the Ra Patera/Euboea Montes/Acala Fluctus area, while initial photoclinometry mapping has focused on several paterae and calderas across Io. The results of both stereo and photoclinometry mapping have indicated that distinct topographic areas may correlate with surface geology. To date we have obtained diameter and depth measurements for ten calderas using these DEMs, and we look forward to studying regional and latitudinal variation in caldera depth. References Schenk, P.M., et al. (2001) J. Geophys. Res., 106, pp. 33,201-33,222. Schenk, P.M., et al. (2004) Icarus, 169, pp. 98-110. Tackley, P.J., et al. (2001) Icarus, 149, pp. 79-93. Thomas, P., et al. (1998) Icarus, 135, pp. 175-180. The authors acknowledge the support of the NASA Outer Planet Research and the Planetary Geology and Geophysics research programs.
Schenk Paul
White Olivia L.
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