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The ExoMars Spectral Tool (ExoSpec): An image analysis tool for ExoMars 2020 PanCam imagery

Allender, EJ; Stabbins, RB; Gunn, MD; Cousins, CR; Coates, AJ; (2018) The ExoMars Spectral Tool (ExoSpec): An image analysis tool for ExoMars 2020 PanCam imagery. In: Neale, Christoper MU and Schulz, Karsten, (eds.) Proceedings of the 24th SPIE Remote Sensing Conference 2018. SPIE (Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers) Publishing: Berlin, Germany. Green open access

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Abstract

The upcoming launch of the European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars 2020 rover signals a need for an analysis tool to be created which can exploit the multi- and hyperspectral data that will be returned by its Panoramic Camera (PanCam), Infrared Spectrometer for Mars (ISEM), and Close-UP Imager (CLUPI) instruments. Data processed by this analysis tool will be invaluable in (i) characterising the geology local to the ExoMars rover, (ii) relating ground-based observations to orbital Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) data, (iii) detecting evidence of past habitability on Mars, and (iv) identifying drilling locations. PanCam, ISEM, and CLUPI offer spectral analysis capabilities in both spatial (140-1310 microns/pixel at 2 m working distance) and spectral (440-3300 nm) dimensions. We have developed the ExoMars Spectral Tool (ExoSpec) which functions as a GUI-based extension to ENVI + IDL and performs steps from image import and compilation into ENVI.dat format, flat-fielding, radiometric correction, radiance-toreflectance (R∗) corrections using the in-scene Gretag MacBeth ColorCheckerTM, and calculation of spectral parameters. We demonstrate the functionality of ExoSpec at its current stage of development and illustrate its utility with results from field expeditions to Mars analogue terrains in: (i) geothermally altered basalts in Ńamafjall, Iceland, and (ii) layered alluvial plains deposits in Hanksville, USA, using ExoMars PanCam, ISEM, and CLUPI emulator instruments.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: The ExoMars Spectral Tool (ExoSpec): An image analysis tool for ExoMars 2020 PanCam imagery
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing Conference XXIV 2018, 10-13 September 2018, Berlin, Germany
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1117/12.2325659
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2325659
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of the record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: European Space Agency, ESA, ExoMars, PanCam, ENVI, IDL, spectral, processing
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10065158
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