Landsafe: landing site risk analysis software framework

• Main Authors: Schmidt, R., Bostelmann, Jonas, Cornet, Y., Heipke, Christian, Philippe, C., Poncelet, N., De Rosa, D., Vandeloise, Y., Shortis, M., Madden, M.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Göttingen : Copernicus GmbH 2012
• Subjects: Extra-terrestrial; Mapping; Analysis; Visualization; DEM/DTM; Decision Support; Expert System; Planetary; lunar reconnaissance orbiter; ddc:550; Konferenzschrift; Shackleton; South Pole; The Landing; South pole
• Online Access: http://www.repo.uni-hannover.de/handle/123456789/1123; https://doi.org/10.15488/1099

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...