Registration of MOLA profiles to HRSC DTMs: Prospects for mapping of seasonal ice cover variations at the Martian poles

Kurzfassung

We propose the co-registration of laser profiles to high resolution Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) as an approach for retrieving surface elevation changes at the poles of Mars. The edge of this method is validated using reprocessed and simulated Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) profiles. The ultimate goal is to apply this method to MOLA and HRSC DTMs to generate seasonal and long-term elevation change time series at the Martian poles with high spatial and temporal resolution.