Oblique view of the Schiaparelli landing site
Oblique view of the Schiaparelli landing site
From the stereo image data acquired by he HRSC camera system, digital surface models can be derived that include (topographic) altitude information for each pixel. Such terrain models are useful for answering scientific questions but are also used for the characterisation of potential landing sites. The region in which the ESA landing demonstrator Schiaparelli will set down on 19 October 2016 – within this 15 kilometre wide and 30 kilometre long ellipse – on Mars was also examined in this way and ultimately selected.
