We present new imaging of the surface of Pluto and Charon obtained during 2002-2003 with the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument (ACS). Using these data we construct two-color albedo maps for the surfaces of both Pluto and Charon. Similar mapping techniques are used to...
Geological map of the Sputnik Planum region complete with key NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI The newly-constructedmap covers a vast swathe of Pluto's surface measuring 1,290 miles(2,070 km) from top to bottom. Twelve base images captured by NewHorizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were combine...
Satellite maps - Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the Red Planet, as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.
Planet TOI 700eAn illustration of the Earth-size planet TOI 700e orbiting within the habitable zone of its star. The habitable zone is the area around a star where liquid water, and thus possibly life, can survive on a planet's surface. Its Earth-size sibling, TOI 700d, can be seen in...
(Gulf of Suez) basin are both drained by a number of small streams. It is estimated that the Sinai Desert receives more than 1.6 million acre-feet (2 billion cubic metres) of water annually from local precipitation. About one-fourth of this water flows on the surface as runoff, and a ...
Albedo-based map of Charon’s encounter hemisphere Albedo is a measure of the amount of light reflecting off a surface. Credit: Robbins, et al., 2019 What a difference a planetary flyby makes. Pluto's moon Charon—once no more than a fuzzy blob of pixels beside a larger blob—now has...
We use the two maps to synthesize a true visual color map of Pluto's surface and investigate trends in color. The mid- to high-latitude region on the sunlit pole is, on average, more neutral in color and generally higher albedo than the rest of the surface. Brighter surfaces also tend ...
These large-scale, small-area maps provide highly detailed views of the surface and allow scientists to investigate complex geologic relationships both on and beneath the surface. These types of maps are useful for both planning for and then conducting landed missions. The maps are of Olympus ...
earth texture map The Earth is a complex planet to render. There are large land areas of varying color, and it can be difficult to find a suitable texture map in the public domain. There are vast areas of open water which are both specular and reflective. The planet is shrouded by ...
3) I am also now providing the bump-map both in a standard grey-scale, and also in the new RGB normal map format. Rendering the planet with the normal map instead of the old bump map reveals dramatically realistic shading and surface detail. Finally, these maps are offered in higher reso...