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precise tie image points complement the insufficient MOLA 
geometry. With these precise measurements, MOC exterior 
orientations are adjusted. The mis-registration of MOLA that is 
around 325 meters along the flight direction is removed so that 
MOLA profiles are registered to the same position on the two 
stereopair images. Results from all of the three study sites 
support this conclusion. Consequently, the proposed bundle 
adjustment can overcome the scarcity of Martian ground 
control points by a combined processing of MOLA and MOC 
data under one unified mathematical frame. Our study suggests 
that handling MGS data collected at considerately different 
dates may be problematic due to the large inconsistency in the 
trajectory data. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
  
  
  
  
  
This work is sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space 
Figure 3 (b) MOLA registration after bundle adjustment in Administration. 
ent m Isidis Planitia 
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