NASA NTRS · 20070034059
Processing of Mars Exploration Rover Imagery for Science and Operations Planning
Abstract
The twin Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) delivered an unprecedented array of image sensors to the Mars surface. These cameras were essential for operations, science, and public engagement. The Multimission Image Processing Laboratory (MIPL) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was responsible for the first-order processing of all of the images returned by these cameras. This processing included reconstruction of the original images, systematic and ad hoc generation of a wide variety of products derived from those images, and delivery of the data to a variety of customers, within tight time constraints. A combination of automated and manual processes was developed to meet these requirements, with significant inheritance from prior missions. This paper describes the image products generated by MIPL for MER and the processes used to produce and deliver them.
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Alexander, Douglass A., Deen, Robert G., Andres, Paul M., Zamani, Payam, Mortensen, Helen B., Chen, Amy C., Cayanan, Michael K., Hall, Jeffrey R., Klochko, Vadim S., Pariser, Oleg, Stanley, Carol L., Thompson, Charles K., Yagi, Gary M.. 2006-02-04. Processing of Mars Exploration Rover Imagery for Science and Operations Planning. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20070034059
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