ASCL.net

Astrophysics Source Code Library

Making codes discoverable since 1999

ASCL Code Record

[ascl:1910.015] MarsLux: Illumination Mars maps generator

MarsLux generates illumination maps of Mars from Digital Terrain Model (DTM), permitting users to investigate in detail the illumination conditions on Mars based on its topography and the relative position of the Sun. MarsLux consists of two Python codes, SolaPar and MarsLux. SolaPar calculates the matrix with solar parameters for one date or a range between the two. The Marslux code generates the illumination maps using the same DTM and the files generated by SolaPar. The resulting illumination maps show areas that are fully illuminated, areas in total shadow, and areas with partial shade, and can be used for geomorphological studies to examine gullies, thermal weathering, or mass wasting processes as well as for producing energy budget maps for future exploration missions.

Code site:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1215719
Described in:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019E%26SS....6..146S
Bibcode:
2019ascl.soft10015S

Views: 3460

ascl:1910.015
Add this shield to your page
Copy the above HTML to add this shield to your code's website.