Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8143343 | Planetary and Space Science | 2015 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Surface roughness is a useful tool to reflect numerous geological characteristics. Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Gridded Data Records (GDRs) are used as the datum. In this paper, Lunar surface roughness maps are built based on morphological methods in image processing. As roughness measure, elevations of GDRs are considered as pixels of an image. Structuring element (SE) is employed as a scale-dependent measure of roughness maps. Global roughness maps with different resolutions are built to interpret the stability of our roughness measure. Global roughness with different-size SEs is mapped based on GDRs with the resolution of 64 pixels per degree to discuss the roughness variations in local regions determined by SEs. Regional roughness maps provide significant melt-related overviews of typical topography.
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Authors
Wei Cao, Zhanchuan Cai, Zesheng Tang,