Summary of Argyre Planitia region
Tags: QGIS3D anaglyphMarsMartian glaciologysouthern hemisphereHiRISE DTMMars Express HRSC05 Nov 2015 - MawKernewek
Here are some overview renderings of Argyre Planitia and surrounding areas in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
I have added a lat/long graticule using the Natural Earth graticule shapefiles, setting QGIS to tell them they are in Mars 2000 lat/long.
I do not present anything like a comprehensive detailing of the glacier-like forms in this region, but here are a couple of interesting areas.
I have added a lat/long graticule using the Natural Earth graticule shapefiles, setting QGIS to tell them they are in Mars 2000 lat/long.
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Argyre region, with MOC image mosaic overlaid by MOLA topography. |
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The elevation colour ramp used for all of the Argyre HRSC tiles |
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Background MOLA elevation ramp |
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MOLA elevation alone. |
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MOLA elevation blended with hillshade. |
I do not present anything like a comprehensive detailing of the glacier-like forms in this region, but here are a couple of interesting areas.
Baltisk Crater (55°W, 42°S)
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HRSC nadir image in tile h0416. The HiRISE image at the left is PSP_007706_1375. |
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With the classifier results. |
Nereidum Montes area (43°W, 37-38°S)
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In HRSC tile h2625, two Souness GLFs on the rim of crater which also shows various channels. |
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Classifier results. |
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A little to the south of the previous image, several further Souness GLFs are found. This area contains a HiRISE anaglyph and DTM. The DTM coverage is outlined in yellow. |
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Classifier results. |
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HiRISE anaglyph ESP_013850_1415 just to the east of Souness 757. |
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Colourised elevation map of HiRISE DTM. |