REVISITING THE APOLLO PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING SYSTEM
2018
Abstract. The integrated photogrammetric mapping system flown on the last three
Apollolunar missions (AS15, AS16, and AS17) in 1971 and 1972 incorporated a
Metric(
mapping) Camera, a high-resolution Panoramic Camera, and a star camera and laser
altimeter. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Astrogeology Science Center, the Intelligent Robotics Group of the NASA Ames Research Center, and Arizona State University are working together in an ongoing collaboration to achieve the most complete cartographic development of
Apollomapping system data into versatile
digital mapproducts. These will enable a variety of scientific/engineering uses of the data including mission planning,
geologic mapping, geophysical process modelling, slope dependent correction of spectral data, and
change detection. After a brief discussion of the origins of the mapping system, we describe the Metric and Panoramic cameras, processing of the associated image and support data, work to photogrammetrically control the Metric Camera images, and future plans.
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