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Planetary Relief

Planetary Relief is a geomorphometric metric that quantifies the variation in elevation across a planetary surface, distinguishing itself from other topographic measures by characterizing the three-dimensional roughness or ruggedness of terrain on solid celestial bodies.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Pioneer Venus Radar results altimetry and surface properties

G. H. Pettengill, E. M. Eliason, P. G. Ford et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1980 · 224 citations

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Morphometric properties of Martian volcanoes

J. B. Plescia · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2004 · 203 citations · Full text

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Cassini Imaging Science: Initial Results on Phoebe and Iapetus

C. C. Porco, E. Baker, J. Barbara et al. · Science · 2005 · 195 citations

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Statistics of Mars' topography from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Slopes, correlations, and physical Models

O. Aharonson, M. T. Zuber, Daniel H. Rothman · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2001 · 133 citations

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Part 4: Mathematical, Algorithmic and Data Structure Issues: Geodesic Modelling Of Planetary Relief

Geoffrey Dutton · Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization · 1984 · 44 citations

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Authors

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  1. GE
    G. E. McGill

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    2 publications · 244 citations

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  2. PG
    P. G. Ford

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 244 citations

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  3. GH
    G. H. Pettengill

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 244 citations

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  4. HM
    H. Masursky

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    2 publications · 244 citations

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  5. BG
    B. Giese

    Cornell University, United States

    1 publications · 195 citations

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Institutions

22

  1. Astrogeology Science Center

    Flagstaff, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    223 citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    223 citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    439 citations

  4. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  5. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  6. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  7. Lunar and Planetary Institute

    Houston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 3 publications · 560 citations

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  2. Science

    2 publications · 215 citations

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  3. LPI

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. Journal of Physics Conference Series

    1 publications · 15 citations

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