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README.mdMars HiRISE Terrain Surveyoverview
setup.mdTwo sites: glaciers and brain terrain (ESP_033165_2195 / ESP_032875_2195) and a second ter5 entries
measurement.mdOptional live neural input submits 32 luminance columns of the canonical eye image to the 3 entries
limitations.mdStereo reconstruction can contain seams, interpolation artifacts and poorly constrained su3 entries
sources.mdHiRISE DTM: Glaciers and brain terrain4 sources
README

Mars HiRISE Terrain Survey

experimentNo. 0036categoryRides & explorationrecordingpendingdataCC BY 4.0

The fly, enlarged to tens of metres, walks a looping five-stop survey route across Martian terrain built from published HiRISE stereo elevation models and aligned orthoimages.

Workstation still from Mars HiRISE Terrain Survey

Recording pending publication. Follow along for the release.

Setup

  • Two sites: glaciers and brain terrain (ESP_033165_2195 / ESP_032875_2195) and a second terrain tile from PSP_006633_2010 / PSP_007556_2010.
  • Each tile is an approximately 2 km square crop: a 257 × 257 elevation grid and a 2048 × 2048 orthoimage, verified by SHA-256 checksum on load.
  • One scene unit equals 50 terrain metres; terrain has no vertical exaggeration.
  • Survey tour or manual W/A/S/D traverse; clicking the survey map relocates the fly; speeds from 5 to 100 m/s.
  • Survey, Follow fly, Surface eye and Topography cameras.

Measurement

  • Optional live neural input submits 32 luminance columns of the canonical eye image to the fixed connectome model.
  • Navigation and gait are pre-programmed; measured spikes do not select the route, update weights or train a skill.
  • Live windows are transient and are not exported as trial records.

Limitations

  • Stereo reconstruction can contain seams, interpolation artifacts and poorly constrained surfaces; the display is for exploration, not precision geological measurement.
  • Rust coloration is a rendered tint over a monochrome RED orthoimage, not measured true color.
  • Gravity, atmosphere, contact forces and individual tarsal physics are not modeled.

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