| Session Details | |
| Section | PS - Planetary Sciences |
| Session Title | Planetary Topography, Data Extraction, Interpretation And Visualization |
| Main Convener | Dr. Jungrack Kim (University of Seoul, China) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Stephan van Gasselt (University of Seoul, Korea, South) Dr. Shih-Yuan Lin (National Chengchi University, Taiwan) Prof. Sanjeev Gupta (Imperial College London, Department of Earth Science, ) |
| Session Description | When first image observation from orbit were made by early lunar and planetary explorers in the 1960s, visual interpretation has been one of the main aims in order to analyze surface processes of solid planetary surfaces. Today, imagery and reliable 3D topographic data, such as digital terrain models, have become widely available spanning our Solar–System objects from Mercury to Pluto. Since the last few decades, worldwide efforts devoted to the development of instrumentation and space-science technology have highly improved reliability and spatial resolution of remotely-sensed imagery and data of planetary surfaces. As a consequence, simple visual interpretation of planetary surfaces has swiftly been complemented by sophisticated modeling and morphometric measurements of solid planets and satellite topography. In this context, it has become of utmost importance to critically review and evaluate methodologies, outcomes and the potential utilization of planetary topographic data. This session aims to provide prospects of planetary topographic data extraction based on achievements of precedent and future planetary missions and it highlights utilization of planetary topographic data for simulation, modeling and any other visual and quantitative analysis. Topics of this session include (but are not limited to) sensors used in planetary missions, algorithms for topographic data extraction, methods for data analyses, major conclusions drawn from analyses of planetary topographic data sets as well as the utilization of visual products to interact with the general public. In addition, our efforts are aimed to encourage interdisciplinary research on planetary and satellite surfaces as powerful means to comparatively analyze terrestrial surface. By discussing this topic among the research community we expect advance in the understanding of planetary surfaces contributed by the Asian–Pacific planetary research society. |