Planetary Geologic Remote Sensing
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 January 2020) | Viewed by 445
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cartographic models; temporal topology and data models; geographic information sciences and technology; remote sensing data analysis; planetary geology and geomorphology; planetary resources and exploration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
More than a decade ago, planetary exploration entered a new stage and was influenced by a number of new international missions and experiments which have since been contributing to the scientific understanding of our planetary neighbourhood. Technological innovation, focus shifts and new analysis approaches have led to a wealth of new data and exciting findings about the history of planetary surfaces. With new remote sensing platforms and landers queuing up to be launched in the next few years, it seems timely to take a closer look at the new understanding we have developed concerning the geologic evolution of planetary interiors and surfaces.
In this Special Issue, emphasis is put on the geologic investigation of terrestrial planets, dwarf planets, satellites, and small solar system objects either by studying remote sensing data across the electromagnetic spectrum, or by employing new innovative methods in remote sensing data analysis in order to extract information about the geologic history, structure and composition of these planetary bodies. For this Special Issue, we welcome original submissions on recent findings and advancements of planetary geologic remote sensing, including but not limited to the following topics:
- Composition of planetary surfaces
- Planetary geochemistry and mineralogy
- Impact geology
- Chronologies and planetary stratigraphies
- Planetary subsurface
- Structural geology and planetary tectonics
- Planetary sedimentary record
- Erosion and weathering
- Magmatism and volcanism
- Climate records and geologic archives
- Planetary geologic analogs
- Geologic mapping and cartography
- Planetary resources
- Remote sensing data analysis
- Hyperspectral imaging
- High-energy remote sensing
- In situ validation and ground truth
Dr. Stephan van Gasselt
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- planetary remote sensing
- planetary geology
- planetary geochemistry
- stratigraphy
- ground truth
- planetary geologic mapping
- climate record
- planetary structures
- planetary volcanism and tectonism
- planetary exogenic processes
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