Radargrammetry with Chandrayaan-1 and LRO Mini-RF Images of the Moon: Controlled Mosaics and Digital Topographic Models

CONTROLLED MOSAICS AND DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHIC MODELS. R.L. Kirk 1 , D. Cook 1 , E. Howington-Kraus 1 , J.M. Barrett 1 , T.L. Becker 1 , C.D. Neish 2 , B.J. Thomson 2 , D.B.J. Bussey 2 and the Mini-RF Science Team. 1 Astrogeology Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff AZ 86001 (rkirk@usgs.gov), 2 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723.

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