Resolved Imagery as a Tool for Space Science and Exploration

Abstract

Of all the instruments commonly flown on exploration spacecraft, few are as flexible as the camera in the breadth of science problems they ad-dress. Even fewer instruments are so frequently called upon to simultaneously support scientific analysis, mission-critical navigation, and day-to-day operations. Thus, the authors find study of space imagery to be a naturally interdisciplinary endeavor where the pursuit of science and exploration are intertwined.