Planetary Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing (Third Edition)
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 March 2026 | Viewed by 597
Special Issue Editors
Interests: deep learning for change detection on Mars; 3D imaging for Mars and the Moon; orbital-rover image fusion; subsurface mapping; super-resolution restoration; surface albedo; cloud heights and winds; globe imaging; VR.
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Dear Colleagues,
Planetary geologic maps are spatial and temporal representations of the materials, landforms, structures, and processes of planetary surfaces. Planetary geologic mapping is largely based on analyses of various remote sensing data acquired by space missions and is fundamental in understanding the formation and evolution of planetary surfaces and shallow subsurfaces. Planetary remote sensing techniques and the ever-increasing data have greatly supported geologic mapping, as well as other scientific studies of the Moon, Mars and other planetary bodies in the solar system.
This is the third edition of the Special Issue “Planetary Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing”. The first edition and the second edition were a great success and attracted much attention in the scientific community. Therefore, we are pleased to announce this new volume in Remote Sensing.
We welcome new submissions on the recent advances in planetary geologic mapping and planetary remote sensing, including theory, methods, techniques, algorithms, data validation, mapping products, and applications. Review articles are also welcome. Articles may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Planetary geologic mapping;
- Planetary geomorphologic mapping;
- Photogrammetric remote sensing of planetary surfaces;
- Spectroscopic remote sensing of planetary surfaces;
- Remote sensing methods, data calibration and validation;
- Planetary GIS for geologic mapping;
- Recent and future planetary exploration missions;
- Landing sites studies;
- Analog studies.
Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Muller
Prof. Dr. Zongyu Yue
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- planetary geology
- planetary topography and geomorphology
- planetary chronology
- planetary spectrum
- planetary remote sensing
- geologic structures
- geologic mapping
- planetary composition
- planetary GIS
- planetary exploration missions
- landing sites
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Related Special Issues
- Planetary Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing in Remote Sensing (15 articles)
- Planetary Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing (Second Edition) in Remote Sensing (10 articles)
