DEM of a mare ridge south-west of Aristarchus

This figure shows a mare ridge situated south-west of the crater Aristarchus, reconstructed based on two images acquired on April 13, 2003 (yielding the shadow information) and on August 12, 2004 (yielding the shading information). For this shallow feature, the surface was reconstructed by directly applying the algorithm that takes into account the detailed shadow structure, making use of the integrability constraint. The surface profile reveals a step-like structure of this mare ridge, elevated by 250 m and 180 m above the terrain to its west and east, respectively.
 

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