Title :
Counting volcanoes on Venus: comparison between humans, computers and theory
Author :
Forshaw, M.R.B. ; Wiles, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Between 1990 and 1992 the Magellan spacecraft returned synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of 98% of the surface of the planet Venus, which revealed the presence of a large number (about 106) of small volcanoes. The authors discuss counting of the volcanoes by computer and humans. A theoretical study is given
Keywords :
Venus; astronomy computing; image recognition; planetary surfaces; radar imaging; radioastronomical techniques; Magellan spacecraft; SAR images; Venus; computer; human; synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing and its Applications, 1995., Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-642-3
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19950621
