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Experimental analysis and machine learning-based recognition of multiscale solid particles moving in gas 气体中多尺度固体颗粒运动的实验分析与机器学习识别
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.091
I. Doroshchenko, I. Znamenskaya, N. Sysoev
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Dynamic modeling and control of deployable telescopic tubular masts: Comparative analysis of hybrid coordinate and multibody approaches 可展开伸缩管状桅杆的动力学建模与控制:混合坐标与多体方法的比较分析
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.084
Tongtong Sun , David Paolo Madonna , Lin Du , Paolo Gasbarri , Federica Angeletti , Marco Sabatini , Shuo Zhang , Zichen Deng
{"title":"Dynamic modeling and control of deployable telescopic tubular masts: Comparative analysis of hybrid coordinate and multibody approaches","authors":"Tongtong Sun ,&nbsp;David Paolo Madonna ,&nbsp;Lin Du ,&nbsp;Paolo Gasbarri ,&nbsp;Federica Angeletti ,&nbsp;Marco Sabatini ,&nbsp;Shuo Zhang ,&nbsp;Zichen Deng","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.084","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.084","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Deployable structures play a crucial role in modern spacecraft, enabling compact storage during launch and controlled expansion in orbit. The Telescopic Tubular Mast (TTM) is a one-dimensional deployable structure widely used for positioning payloads such as antennas and solar sails. This paper presents a comparative analysis of two modeling approaches for capturing the dynamic behavior of a spacecraft equipped with TTMs: the Hybrid Coordinate (HC) method, which treats the deployable structure as a single flexible body with time-varying properties, and the multibody approach based on Kane's method, which models each tube section as an independent element with fixed geometry. The study systematically cross-validates these methods, evaluating their computational efficiency, and ability to capture the complex rigid-flexible coupling effects induced by the deployment process. Simulation results demonstrate that deployment dynamics significantly influence spacecraft attitude, with specific deployment speeds exacerbating attitude deviations. Additionally, we extend the analysis to a multi-dimensional deployable system and implement an attitude control strategy to mitigate deployment-induced disturbances. These findings highlight the necessity of specialized modeling techniques for accurately predicting the behavior of deployable structures in space and optimizing deployment strategies for mission-critical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 966-984"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145220945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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ROS 2-based autonomous navigation strategy for a lunar rover featuring multiple locomotion modes 基于ROS 2的多运动模式月球车自主导航策略
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.040
Simone Fortuna , Patrick Roncagliolo , Davide Graziato , Andrea Merlo , Sebastiano Chiodini , Andrea Valmorbida , Marco Pertile
{"title":"ROS 2-based autonomous navigation strategy for a lunar rover featuring multiple locomotion modes","authors":"Simone Fortuna ,&nbsp;Patrick Roncagliolo ,&nbsp;Davide Graziato ,&nbsp;Andrea Merlo ,&nbsp;Sebastiano Chiodini ,&nbsp;Andrea Valmorbida ,&nbsp;Marco Pertile","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.040","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.040","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Autonomous navigation is essential for planetary rovers, supporting science, maintenance tasks, and reliable operation in environments with limited human oversight and communication. Its role becomes even more crucial in unstructured terrains like the lunar surface, where adaptability, safety, and efficiency are paramount. This paper proposes and validates an extension of the state-of-the-art ROS 2-based Nav2 navigation framework, aimed at enhancing rover maneuverability by integrating an additional degree of freedom provided by a variety of steering-based locomotion modes, enabling the rover to effectively tackle diverse environmental challenges. The autonomous navigation system is tailored for a non-holonomic, non-skid-steering lunar rover prototype equipped with four independently steerable wheels, drawing inspiration from cutting-edge designs employed in recent proposals, such as NASA’s RP15, NASA’s VIPER, and ESA’s EMRS. The proposed architectural framework leverages a behavior-tree-based approach to integrate path planning, maneuver selection, and secure trajectory tracking, enabling the rover to dynamically adapt its locomotion mode to terrain conditions and operational needs, such as dead-end navigation, solar panel alignment, or terrain stability, while prioritizing safety and energy efficiency for reliable, sustainable operation. The performance of the autonomous maneuvering strategy is validated through extensive simulations and real-world field tests with the European Moon Rover System (EMRS) prototype at the TAS-I RoXY outdoor facility in Turin. Experimental results confirm the rover’s ability to navigate autonomously, adapt its strategies to diverse environmental conditions, and effectively achieve mission objectives, demonstrating the robustness, flexibility, and scalability of the proposed system for future lunar exploration missions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 985-996"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145220947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Numerical continuation and stationkeeping of quasi-periodic quasi-satellite orbits 准周期准卫星轨道的数值延拓与保持
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.065
Xiaoyu Fu , Nicola Baresi , Roberto Armellin
{"title":"Numerical continuation and stationkeeping of quasi-periodic quasi-satellite orbits","authors":"Xiaoyu Fu ,&nbsp;Nicola Baresi ,&nbsp;Roberto Armellin","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.065","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.065","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Quasi-satellite orbits (QSOs) have been under the research spotlight due to their linear stability and potential to remain in close proximity to the secondary body in a restricted three-body system. In this research, the numerical continuation and stationkeeping method of quasi-periodic QSOs is investigated based on the Poincaré section. By means of Differential Algebra (DA) techniques, a DA-enhanced numerical method for computing quasi-periodic orbits is proposed. This method is formulated to solve for the invariant curve of a quasi-periodic torus on a Poincaré section. An enhanced Poincaré map, which is established with DA techniques, effectively reduce the problem dimensionality and promote computational efficiency. A family of quasi-periodic QSOs around Phobos are continued to validate the proposed method. A subsequent stationkeeping approach adapted from the Target Phase Approach (TPhA) is tailored for the maintenance of generated quasi-periodic QSOs. A stochastic optimisation scheme for the adapted TPhA method is formulated in search for fuel-optimal and error-robust stationkeeping parameters. Stationkeeping simulations for the achieved quasi-periodic QSO family are provided to showcase the effectiveness of the adapted TPhA method.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 997-1014"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145220948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A fast period estimation method for XPNAV based on phase difference of folded profiles 基于折叠剖面相位差的XPNAV快速周期估计方法
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.067
Wenjia Zhang , Yuan Hao , Junru Li , Tianhao Xie , Qiuyue Wei , Peiling Cui , Xiaolin Ning , Xin Ma , Jinhu Lu
{"title":"A fast period estimation method for XPNAV based on phase difference of folded profiles","authors":"Wenjia Zhang ,&nbsp;Yuan Hao ,&nbsp;Junru Li ,&nbsp;Tianhao Xie ,&nbsp;Qiuyue Wei ,&nbsp;Peiling Cui ,&nbsp;Xiaolin Ning ,&nbsp;Xin Ma ,&nbsp;Jinhu Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In X-ray pulsar navigation, the processing of pulsar photon time-of-arrival (PTOA) data is a key technology, and accurate estimation of the pulsar period is essential for effective PTOA data processing. The speed of period estimation directly affects the real-time performance of the navigation system. To address the low real-time performance of existing pulsar period estimation methods, this paper proposes a fast period estimation method based on phase difference correction. The method establishes a mapping between the phase difference of two folded pulse profiles and the period estimation error. The period is then estimated through an iterative computation process. Compared with the traditional Chi-square search method and the improved <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>Z</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span>-test method, the proposed method significantly reduces the number of epoch-folding operations. Using the Crab pulsar as the primary case study, both simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves high computational efficiency while maintaining reliable period estimation accuracy. When the observation duration is 1000 s and the detector area is 5000 cm<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>, the proposed method reduces the CPU time by 99.92% and 99.90% compared to the Chi-square search and improved <span><math><msubsup><mrow><mi>Z</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msubsup></math></span>-test methods, respectively. This substantial improvement in computational efficiency makes the proposed method a promising tool for fast pulsar period estimation, thereby facilitating its practical application in deep space navigation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 1040-1049"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145221012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Polyimide/graphene nanocomposites for space applications: Potential antibacterial coatings for human exploration missions 用于空间应用的聚酰亚胺/石墨烯纳米复合材料:人类探索任务的潜在抗菌涂层
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.074
Francesca Blondelli , Elisa Toto , Sabina Botti , Francesca Bonfigli , Susanna Laurenzi , Maria Gabriella Santonicola
{"title":"Polyimide/graphene nanocomposites for space applications: Potential antibacterial coatings for human exploration missions","authors":"Francesca Blondelli ,&nbsp;Elisa Toto ,&nbsp;Sabina Botti ,&nbsp;Francesca Bonfigli ,&nbsp;Susanna Laurenzi ,&nbsp;Maria Gabriella Santonicola","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.074","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.074","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work focuses on the development and characterization of nanocomposite coatings designed for long-term space missions, aiming to prevent bacterial adhesion while maintaining optimal physical and chemical properties. Preventing biofilm formation and bacteria proliferation on surfaces is a crucial aspect in space, since they pose serious risks to astronaut health, spacecraft durability, and mission success. Therefore, spacecraft materials must withstand space conditions while resisting bacterial colonization. The nanocomposite coatings were fabricated using a fluorinated polyimide (PI) matrix filled with different concentrations of graphene nanoplatelets (ranging from 1 to 30 wt%). The PI matrix was synthesized from aromatic diamine and dianhydride in a bio-based and non-toxic solvent, dimethyl isosorbide (DMI), following a green protocol. Several experimental techniques were used to investigate the physicochemical and morphological properties of the PI/GNP nanocomposite coatings, assessing their potential application in space environments for antibacterial purposes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 957-965"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145221009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Constraining Earth’s orbital capacity via operational feasibility 通过操作可行性限制地球轨道容量
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.055
William E. Parker , Maya Harris , Giovanni Lavezzi, Richard Linares
{"title":"Constraining Earth’s orbital capacity via operational feasibility","authors":"William E. Parker ,&nbsp;Maya Harris ,&nbsp;Giovanni Lavezzi,&nbsp;Richard Linares","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.055","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.055","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Earth’s orbital environment has grown increasingly congested as the cost of satellite deployment has fallen dramatically in the twenty-first century. In the absence of cost constraints, other limitations, including sustainability considerations, may soon become the primary barriers to further expansion. Assessments of orbital carrying capacity help map these emerging constraints to sustainable levels of satellite activity. While most prior efforts in defining capacity have focused on constraining satellite populations to avoid runaway debris growth, other factors also warrant attention. This work introduces an operational feasibility constraint that limits the acceptable rate of close approaches between tracked objects, beyond which the cadence of collision avoidance maneuvers would make operations infeasible. Using the full public U.S. catalog of two-line elements in low Earth orbit, approximate conjunction nodes are identified based on Keplerian orbit geometries. The resulting operational capacity framework is used to evaluate the sustainability of current orbital populations and to identify key trends in recent history to inform future deployments and operator behavior. By defining operational criticality, occupation, and capacity in consistent and interpretable units, this work shows how satellite populations interact and, if overpopulated or uncoordinated, stifle each other’s ability to operate effectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 769-778"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145158846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Determining mass fluxes of space debris upon demise in the atmosphere 确定空间碎片在大气层中消亡时的质量通量
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.036
José P. Ferreira, Joseph Wang
{"title":"Determining mass fluxes of space debris upon demise in the atmosphere","authors":"José P. Ferreira,&nbsp;Joseph Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The number of anthropogenic objects orbiting the Earth is expected to increase significantly with ongoing plans for large constellations of small satellites. As most space debris burns up during reentry, the long-term impacts of this demise process on the atmosphere are currently unknown. This paper presents a method for determining the high-altitude atmospheric injection of anthropogenic objects that reenter from Earth’s orbit and estimating the chemical species generated during reentry. Empirical reentry data is used to analyze annual trends, showing a record-breaking launch and reentry mass in 2024 of over 2200 tonnes and 490 tonnes, respectively. The accumulation of chemical compounds of anthropogenic origin in the mesosphere is compared against natural levels. We find that the amount of aluminum that reentered the atmosphere originated from satellites and upper stages of launch vehicles surpassed, for the first time in 2024, that of meteoroids. We show that the methodology presented can be applied to estimate the atmospheric burden of individual chemical species originated during reentry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 913-924"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145221007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Space sustainability via flexible controlled expandable net for multiple irregular debris removal 空间可持续性通过灵活控制的可扩展网,用于多个不规则碎片的清除
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.071
Yu Zhang , Bin Cheng , Fanghua Jiang , Hexi Baoyin , Jinyu Liu , Xingqun Zhan
{"title":"Space sustainability via flexible controlled expandable net for multiple irregular debris removal","authors":"Yu Zhang ,&nbsp;Bin Cheng ,&nbsp;Fanghua Jiang ,&nbsp;Hexi Baoyin ,&nbsp;Jinyu Liu ,&nbsp;Xingqun Zhan","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.071","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.071","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Space debris presents a growing and multifaceted challenge to satellites in Low Earth Orbit, threatening the sustainability and safety of orbital operations. This paper proposes an Multiple Space Debris Capture (MSDC) system for the removal of multiple irregular debris in a single mission using a novel flexible net robot. This active debris removal system employing an actuator-equipped expandable net to sequentially capture multiple space debris objects during a single mission, followed by their collective orbital transfer and controlled deorbiting. A comprehensive mathematical model is developed to characterize the dynamics of both the flexible net and the irregular debris. An active control strategy using eight actuators is introduced to guide the net along desired trajectories, mitigate deformations, and enable reopening. Through simulation, the proposed approach is validated for stability, reliability, and effectiveness, with four capture criteria established to quantitatively evaluate the capture process. The paper concludes with design recommendations for the flexible net robot, aimed at improving debris removal efficiency and operational versatility. These findings contribute to the development of sustainable space operations and debris mitigation technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 925-939"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145221011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Shape-from-shading with secondary illumination for 3D reconstruction of permanently shadowed regions at the lunar south pole 在月球南极永久阴影区域的三维重建中,二次照明的形状-从阴影
IF 3.4 2区 物理与天体物理
Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.068
Ranye Jia , Bo Wu , Prasun Mahanti
{"title":"Shape-from-shading with secondary illumination for 3D reconstruction of permanently shadowed regions at the lunar south pole","authors":"Ranye Jia ,&nbsp;Bo Wu ,&nbsp;Prasun Mahanti","doi":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.068","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.068","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) at the lunar south pole are garnering growing interest for exploration due to their potential to harbor water ice, as the consistently low temperatures may allow for its sequestration. High-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) of PSRs are crucial for their exploration and scientific research. However, existing datasets, such as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Narrow Angle Camera (LRO NAC) dataset, do not visualize the interior of PSRs, while the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) data are insufficient to capture adequate topographic details. ShadowCam is a newly deployed camera onboard the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), with a highly sensitive imaging ability for PSRs based on faint secondary illumination. This paper presents a novel approach, termed shape-from-shading with secondary illumination (SfS-SI), for 3D surface reconstruction of PSRs using ShadowCam images. The approach takes monocular ShadowCam images, a corresponding low-resolution DEM, and information on the direct solar illumination as input. A view factor-based method is incorporated into the approach to reconstruct the secondary illumination from the surrounding environment. The output is a high-resolution DEM of the same resolution as the input ShadowCam images. The proposed approach has been validated using ShadowCam images covering the PSR of the Shackleton crater at the lunar south pole. The results indicate that the approach can reconstruct pixel-wise 3D topographic details in PSRs and achieve a geometric accuracy of 0.34–1.56 m compared with the direct LOLA measurements. The proposed approach enables high-quality 3D surface reconstruction of PSRs from ShadowCam images, and can assist future exploration missions targeting these PSRs at the lunar south pole for water ice and support related scientific research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44971,"journal":{"name":"Acta Astronautica","volume":"238 ","pages":"Pages 889-903"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145221005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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