First LOCSMITH locations of deep moonquakes (2008)
Hempel, S., Knapmeyer, M., Sens-Schönfelder, C., Oberst, J.
Introduction Several thousand seismic events were recorded by the Apollo seismic network from 1969 to 1977. Different types of events can be distinguished: meteoroid impacts, thermal quakes and...
New astrometric observations of Phobos with the SRC on Mars Express (2008)
Willner, K., Oberst, J., Wählisch, M., Hoffmann, H., Roatsch, T., ...
Aims. New astrometric measurements for Phobos are reported on the basis of 69 SRC (Super Resolution Channel) images obtained during 28 Mars Express Phobos flybys executed between 2004 and 2007....
Observations of Phobos by the HRSC on Mars Express (2008)
Willner, K., Oberst, J., Wählisch, M., Hoffmann, H., Roatsch, T., ...
A global 3-D anaglyphic view of Mars derived from Mars Laser Altimeter Data (2008)
Knapmeyer, M., Wählisch, M., Scholten, F., Oberst, J.
We show synthetic 3-D anaglyphic views of the planet Mars useful for science and education. We derived the images using height information from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) instrument [1]....
Investigations of deep quakes on the lunar far side (2008)
Hempel, S., Knapmeyer, M., Oberst, J.
Following the Apollo landings, four seismic stations operated on the Lunar surface (1969-77) and recorded over 12000 events. More than 7000 were identified as deep moonquakes, some of which are...
Marco Polo: A Near Earth Object Sample Return Mission (2008)
Barucci, M.A., Yoshikawa, M., Michel, P., Kawaguchi, J., Yano, H., Brucato, J.R., ...
Of Moonquakes and Marsquakes (2008)
Knapmeyer, M., Oberst, J., Spohn, T.
Introduction: We have investigated the seismicity of two planetary bodies. The observed deep seismicity of the Moon is triggered by external forcing and shows a spatial distribution, which was not...
The imaging performance of the SRC on Mars Express (2008)
Oberst, J., Schwarz, G., Behnke, T., Hoffmann, H., Flohrer, J., ...
The Mars Express spacecraft carries the pushbroom scanner high-resolution stereo camera (HRSC) and its added imaging subsystem super resolution channel (SRC). The SRC is equipped with its own optical...
Marco Polo: A near Earth object sample return mission (2008)
Barucci, M. A., Yoshikawa, M., Michel, P., Kawaguchi, J., Yano, H., Brucato, J. R., ...
From Introduction: MARCO POLO is a joint European-Japanese sample return mission to a Near-Earth Object. In late 2007 this mission was selected by ESA, in the framework of COSMIC VISION 2015-2025,...
Lunar Tidal Deformation and the Internal Structure of the Moon (2007)
Sohl, F., Hussmann, H., Grott, M., Knapmeyer, M., Oberst, J.
Monitoring tidally-induced deformations of the Moon from orbiting and landed spacecraft would provide important clues on the constitution of the lunar interior, thereby augmenting the Apollo seismic...
Evaluating Planetary Digital Terrain Models - The HRSC DTM Test (2007)
Heipke, C., Oberst, J., Albertz, J., Attwenger, M., Dorninger, P., Dorrer, E., ...
Rationale for a Geophysics and Geodesy Payload for Lunar Networks (2007)
Schmitz, N., Biele, J., Grott, M., Knapmeyer, M., Oberst, J., Sohl, F., ...
Jaumann, R., Spohn, T., Hiesinger, H., Jessberger, E.K., Neukum, G., Oberst, J., ...
The German initiative for the Lunar Exploration Orbiter (LEO) originated from the national conference “Exploration of our Solar System”, held in Dresden in November 2006. Major result of this...
Phobos geology and geologic support for PHOBOS GRUNT mission. (2007)
Basilevsky, A.T., Shingareva, T.V., Zabalueva, E.V., Ivanov, A.V., Neukum, G., Werner, S.C., ...
Report of the IAU/IAG Working Group on cartographic coordinates and rotational elements: 2006 (2007)
Seidelmann, P. Kenneth, Archinal, B. A., A’hearn, M. F., Conrad, A., Consolmagno, G. J., Hestroffer, D., ...
Every three years the IAU/IAG Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements revises tables giving the directions of the poles of rotation and the prime meridians of the planets,...
Distribution of Lunar deep Quakes revisited (2007)
The lunar seismicity data, as collected by the Apollo seismic experiment in the years 1969-77, contain about 7000 events that were identified as deep moonquakes, presumably originating at depths...
Gwinner, K., Hauber, E., Neukum, G., Jaumann, R., Scholten, F., Oberst, J.
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) [1] onboard ESA`s Mars Express (MEX) mission is a multiple line scanner which acquires 5 stereo channels and 4 colors. HRSC data are unique since a single...
Jaumann, R., Neukum, G., Behnke, T., Duxbury, T. C., Eichentopf, K., Flohrer, J., ...
ESA's Mars Express has successfully completed its nominal mission of one Martian year covering about 25% of the surface in stereo and color with resolutions up to 10 m/pixel by its high-resolution...
The Bepi Colombo Laser Altimeter (BELA): Concept and baseline design (2007)
Thomas, N., Spohn, T., Benz, W., Beutler, G., Christensen, U., ...
The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter (BELA) has been selected for flight on board the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO). The experiment is intended to be Europe’s...
Lunar Exploration Orbiter (LEO) (2007)
Jaumann, R., Spohn, T., Hiesinger, H., Jessberger, E.K., Neukum, G., Oberst, J., ...
The BepiColombo laser altimeter (BELA): Concept and baseline design (2007)
Thomas, N., Spohn, T., Barriot, J. P., Benz, W., Beutler, G., Christensen, U., ...
Working models for spatial distribution and level of Mars' seismicity (2006)
Knapmeyer, M., Oberst, J., Hauber, E., Wählisch, M., Deuchler, C., Wagner, R.
We present synthetic catalogs of Mars quakes, intended to be used for performance assessments of future seismic networks on the planet. We have compiled a new inventory of compressional and...
Michaelis, Harald, Spohn, T., Oberst, J., Thomas, N., Seiferlin, K., Christensen, U., ...
The Bepi-Colombo Laser Altimeter (BELA) is the first European Laser Altimeter for planetary exploration which has been selected by ESA for flight aboard of ESA's BepiColombo mission to planet...
Knapmeyer, M., Oberst, J., Hauber, E., Wählisch, M., Deuchler, C., Wagner, R.
This contribution presents a model that links the observed distribution of surface faults to the spatial distribution of marsquakes. The annual seismic moment budget is computed based on the...
Implications of the Global Surface Fault Distribution and of Lithospheric Cooling (2006)
Knapmeyer, M., Oberst, J., Hauber, E., Wählisch, M., Deuchler, C., Wagner, R.
This contribution presents a model that links the observed distribution of surface faults to the spatial distribution of marsquakes. The annual seismic moment budget is computed based on the...
Imaging of Phobos by the HRSC on Mars-Express (2005)
Giese, B., Oberst, J., Hoffmann, H., Matz, K.D., Roatsch, T.
From August through November 2004, Mars Express had several encounters, as close as 150 km, with Phobos. During these flybys, the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board obtained images of this...
CMOS-APS sensor with TDI for high resolution Planetary Remote Sensing (2005)
Michaelis, H., Jaumann, R., Mottola, S., Oberst, J., Kramm, R., Roll, R., ...
HRSC on MEX - Operational Data Processing from Raw Data to Digital Terrain Models (2005)
Roatsch, T., Scholten, F., Matz, K-D., Gwinner, K., Waehlisch, M., Giese, B., ...
Ein hoch auflösendes Oberflächenmodell des Marsmondes Phobos (2005)
Giese, B., Oberst, J., Scholten, F., Hoffmann, H., Spiegel, M., Neukum, G.
Im August 2004 passierte Mars Express den Marsmond Phobos in einem Abstand von 150 km. Während des Vorbeifluges enstand eine hoch auflösende (～10 m/Pixel) HRSC-Bildsequenz mit fünffacher...
Meteor Observations from Space with the Smart Panoramic Optical Sensor Head (SPOSH) (2005)
Oberst, J., Michaelis, H., Schroedter, R., Buhl, M., Ehrich, J., Rößler, M.
HRSC on Mars Express – Photogrammetric and Cartographic Research (2005)
Albertz, J., Attwenger, M., Barrett, J., Casley, S., Dorninger, P., Dorrer, E., ...
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on the European spacecraft Mars Express is the first camera on a planetary mission especially designed for photogrammetric and cartographic purposes. Since...
High-resolution Digital Terrain Models from Mars Express HRSC Data (2005)
Gwinner, K., Scholten, F., Giese, B., Oberst, J., Jaumann, R., Neukum, G., ...
Derivation of high-resolution topography from Mars Express HRSC data (2005)
Gwinner, K., Scholten, F., Spiegel, M., Schmidt, R., Giese, B., Oberst, J., ...
Hochauflösende digitale Geländemodelle auf der Grundlage von Mars Express HRSC-Daten (2005)
Gwinner, K., Scholten, F., Spiegel, M., Schmidt, R., Giese, B., Oberst, J., ...
The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter BELA: Instrument Description (2005)
Seiferlin, K., Thomas, N., Spohn, T., Oberst, J., Michaelis, H., Gunderson, K., ...
BELA The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter (2005)
Spohn, T., Thomas, N., Christensen, U., Oberst, J., Seiferlin, K., Micheaelis, H., ...
Report of the IAU/IAG Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements: 2003 (2005)
Seidelmann, P. K., Archinal, B. A., A'Hearn, M. F., Cruikshank, D. P., Hilton, J. L., Keller, H. U., ...
A multi-disciplinary investigation of the Jovian system (2005)
Thomas, N., Baumjohann, W., Dehant, V., Chassefiere, E., Leblanc, F., Drossart, P., ...
Deep Space 1 photometry of the nucleus of Comet P/19 Borrelly (2004)
Buratti, B. J., Britt, D., Oberst, J., Soderblom, L. A., Hillier, J. K., Hicks, M. D.
The NASA-JPL Deep Space 1 Mission (DS1) encountered the short-period Jupiter-family comet 19/P Borrelly on September 22, 2001, about 8 days after perihelion. DS1's payload contained a remote-sensing...
Photometry and surface physical properties of Comet 19P/Borrelly (2004)
Buratti, B. J., Soderblom, L. A., Britt, D. T., Hicks, M. D., Thomas, N., Oberst, J., ...
The Deep Space One Comet Borrelly flyby (2004)
Nelson, R. M., Baganal, F., Boice, D. C., Britt, D. T., Brown, R. H., Buratti, B. J., ...
Combining Mars Data in GRASS GIS for Geological Mapping (2004)
Deuchler, C., Wählisch, M., Gehrke, S., Hauber, E., Oberst, J., Jaumann, R.
GEO Information Systems (GIS) are standard tools in the Earth sciences whenever different geographic data sets must be combined. GIS became increasingly popular in the field of planetary research as...
The nucleus of Comet Borrelly: a study of morphology and surface brightness (2004)
Oberst, J., Giese, B., Howington-Kraus, E., Kirk, R., Soderblom, L., Buratti, C., ...
Stereo images obtained during the DS1 flyby were analyzed to derive a topographic model for the nucleus of Comet 19P/Borrelly for morphologic and photometric studies. The elongated nucleus has an...
The morphology and surface processes of Comet 19/P Borrelly (2004)
Britt, D.T., Boice, D.C., Buratti, B.J., Campins, H., Nelson, R.M., Oberst, J., ...
The flyby of the nucleus of the Comet 19P/Borrelly by the Deep Space 1 spacecraft produced the best views to date of the surface of these interesting objects. It transformed Borrelly from an...
Deep Space 1 photometry of the nucleus of Comet 19P/Borrelly (2004)
Buratti, B.J., Hicks, M.D., Soderblom, L.A., Britt, D., Oberst, J., Hillier, J.K.
The NASA-JPL Deep Space 1 Mission (DS1) encountered the short-period Jupiter-family Comet 19P/Borrelly on September 22, 2001, about 8 days after perihelion. DS1's payload contained a remote-sensing...
Soderblom, L.A., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., Buratti, B.J., Kirk, R.L., ...
The nucleus, coma, and dust jets of short-period Comet 19P/Borrelly were imaged from the Deep Space 1 spacecraft during its close flyby in September 2001. A prominent jet dominated the near-nucleus...
Comparison of USGS and DLR topographic models of Comet Borrelly and photometric applications (2004)
Kirk, R. L., Howington-Kraus, E., Soderblom, L. A., Giese, B., Oberst, J.
Stereo analysis of images obtained during the 2001 flyby of Comet Borrelly by NASA's Deep Space 1 (DS1) probe allows us to quantify the shape and photometric behavior of the nucleus. The shape is...
9969 Braille: Deep Space 1 infrared spectroscopy, geometric albedo, and classification (2004)
Buratti, B.J., Britt, D.T., Soderblom, L.A., Hicks, M.D., Boice, D.C., Brown, R.H., ...
Spectra of Asteroid 9969 Braille in the 1.25–2.6 µm region returned by the Deep Space 1 (DS1) Mission show a ~10% absorption band centered at 2 µm, and a reflectance peak at 1.6 µm. Analysis of...
Vertical control point network and global shape of Io (2004)
We have analyzed Galileo and Voyager images of Io to derive global control point networks, involving 402 (Galileo) and 158 (Voyager) surface points as well as combinations of the two data sets. Using...
Where do the Mars quakes occur? (2004)
Oberst, J., Deuchler, C., Wählisch, M., Hauber, E., Knapmeyer, M., Spohn, T.
A European Laser Altimeter for Planetary Exploration (LAPE) (2004)
Oberst, J., Michaelis, H., Groussin, O., Schreiber, U., Leike, I., Spohn, T.
In the past year, our team has developed a concept for a high-performance planetary laser altimeter fo fly on the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter. Hence, the instrument must be capable to...
The mapping performance of the HRSC/ SRC in Mars orbit (2004)
Oberst, J., Roatsch, T., Giese, B., Wählisch, M., Scholten, F., Gwinner, K., ...
The images obtained by the HRSC (High Resolution Stereo Camera) on Mars Express show excellent potential for topographic mapping of the planet. The derived stereo models agree with topographic data...
Cartography of the Icy Saturnian Satellites (2004)
Roatsch, T., Oberst, J., Giese, B., Wählisch, M., Winkler, V., ...
We have re-measured control points and re-computed a control point network for Saturn's satellite Dione. Our network is based on 16 images (obtained by the narrow-angle cameras of Voyager I and II),...
HRSC auf Mars Express - Photogrammetrische Datenverarbeitung im planetaren Umfeld (2004)
Scholten, F., Gwinner, G., Giese, B., Oberst, J., Roatsch, T., Jaumann, R., ...
Die Rahmenbedingungen interplanetarer Raumfahrt-Misionen stellen besondere Anforderungen an die photogrammetrische Verarbeitung der dabei gewonnenen Bilddaten dar. Für die Verarbeitung der Daten der...