LANDSAFE: LANDING SITE RISK ANALYSIS SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK

• Published in: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
• Main Authors: R. Schmidt, J. Bostelmann, Y. Cornet, C. Heipke, C. Philippe, N. Poncelet, D. de Rosa, Y. Vandeloise
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Technology; T; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TA1-2040; Applied optics. Photonics; TA1501-1820; Shackleton; South Pole; The Landing; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XXXIX-B4-505-2012; https://doaj.org/article/50bae0acbcb643adbcfe8405e2b471c6

The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning a Lunar Lander mission in the 2018 timeframe that will demonstrate precise soft landing at the polar regions of the Moon. To ensure a safe and successful landing a careful risk analysis has to be carried out. This is comprised of identifying favorable targ...