The Three-Dimensional Visualization of Mars Dust Storms Based on Deriving Digital Elevation Maps from Satellite Imagery
- 1United Arab Emirates University, College of Science, Department of Physics, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (201402790@uaeu.ac.ae)
- 2United Arab Emirates University, National Space Science and Technology Center, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
The focus of this presentation is the three-dimensional visualization of Mars dust storms from spacecraft images. The dust storm height is determined by their shadows. Image parameters such as the solar incidence angle, solar azimuth angle, latitude, and longitude are taken into account. Interactive three-dimensional maps of dust storms are created. This presentation includes satellite images from MARCI/MRO (Mars Color Imager/Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter) in the years 2020-2021. This adds to a better understanding of Mars dust storms. This works uses the MeteoMARS tool [1], the NASA PDS Imaging Node [2], the NASA Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers, and the QGIS software [3].
[1] http://meteomars.pamplonetario.org/
[2] https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/
[3] https://www.qgis.org/en/site/
How to cite: Alzeyoudi, M. and Gebhardt, C.: The Three-Dimensional Visualization of Mars Dust Storms Based on Deriving Digital Elevation Maps from Satellite Imagery, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-3247, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-3247, 2023.
