Mira Gergácz, Ákos Keresztúri (2023.09.01-12.31.)

Publication:Surveying the ice condensation period at southern polar Mars using a CNN

Abstract: The aim of this study is to survey the surface ice condensation periods of Martian ice with automatized methods using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) applied to High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) imagery from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission. Using a CNN trained to distinguish small (diameter ranging from \(1.5-300\) meters) ice patches from other surface forms turned out to be a feasible automatic method for this purpose. The surveyed region is the latitude band between \(-40°\) and \(-60°\) during the solar longitude range of \(0-90°\), before the southern polar cap spreads in the given latitude band.