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Crater-like landform in Bayuda desert (a processing of satellite images)

Geophysics 2010-08-04 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

Abstract

The paper is proposing a survey of a region in Sudan, the Bayuda desert, using the satellite images as obtained from Google Maps. The images reveal the ring granitic structure of the region enclosed by a bend of river Nile. To enhance the features of the landform, images are processed with a method based on fractional calculus, able to increase the rendering of edges without deteriorating the overall quality of images. Besides the ringed structure of the region, a huge crater-like structure with a diameter of 10 km is evidenced.

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@article{arxiv.1008.0500,
  title  = {Crater-like landform in Bayuda desert (a processing of satellite images)},
  author = {Amelia Carolina Sparavigna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.0500},
  year   = {2010}
}

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Keywords: Satellite maps, Crater landform, Image processing, Fractional calculus