Matrix Formulation for Inferring Planetary Surface Albedo Distributions from Light Curve Measurements
Abstract
Consideration is given to a block-circulant matrix formulation for the ill-posed inverse problem of inferring the surface albedo distribution of a distant rotting body from the measured light curve. The method makes it possible to incorporate a variety of a priori constraints in the estimation process. The procedures for the estimation are outlined.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Pub Date:
- September 1989
- DOI:
- 10.1086/132505
- Bibcode:
- 1989PASP..101..844W
- Keywords:
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- Albedo;
- Light Curve;
- Planetary Surfaces;
- Distribution Functions;
- Formalism;
- Matrices (Mathematics);
- Problem Solving;
- Rotating Bodies;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration;
- PLANETS: GENERAL