Title :
NASA Computational Case Study: Where Is My Moon?
Author :
Memarsadeghi, Nargess ; McFadden, Lucy
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
A moon or natural satellite is a celestial body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or an asteroid. Several reasons motivate discovering and studying moons of planetary bodies. In this case study we learn how astronomers search for moons of planetary bodies or perform satellite search. In particular, we look for moons of Pluto using Hubble Space Telescope´s data. The Web extra contains four image files, as mentioned in the article.
Keywords :
Moon; astronomy computing; Hubble Space Telescope; NASA; Pluto; Web extra; image files; natural satellite; planetary bodies; Filters; Mars; Moon; NASA; Noise reduction; Orbits; Satellite communication; Scientific computing; Space vehicles; Telescopes; Dawn mission; Hubble Space Telescope; NASA science application; Pluto; asteroid Vesta; astronomy; computational algorithms; denoising; filtering; image registration; planetary sciences; resistant mean; satellite search; scientific computing;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2014.116
