HiRISE | Stereo Pairs

Stereo Pairs

An explanation of stereo pairs and their use (PDF)

Planned stereo pairs have suitable stereo convergence angles and illumination by design. In addition to planned stereo pairs, the Pairendipity software can identify overlapping HiRISE images that are serendipitously suitable for stereo processing and find stereo pairs within the CTX dataset.

Planned HiRISE stereo pairs are listed in the “Stereo Pair List (CSV)” link below. Since this list is based on produced stereo anaglyphs it also contains a few serendipitous pairs that underwent special processing. Most serendipitous HiRISE stereo pairs are listed in the “Pairendipity Stereo” link, while CTX stereo pairs are listed in “Pairendipity CTX Stereo”.

Images taken close together in time minimize illumination and frost differences and are especially useful (see the Delta-Days column in the Pairendipity files or difference the orbit numbers in the image IDs in the Stereo Pair List file). Stereo pairs with both images planned within the same 14-day (168-orbit) operations cycle are known as SPORCs.

Stereo Pair List (csv) Pairendipity Stereo Pairendipity CTX Stereo SPORCs

Layering in Meridiani Planum Crater: ESP_084161_1810 ESP_084517_1810 (Interval in Earth days: 27)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
0.786	356.	2.30	-7.87	45.2	41.8
Landforms above Subsurface Radar Observations of South Polar Cap: ESP_084263_0975 ESP_084382_0975 (Interval in Earth days: 9)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
-82.3	114.	6.76	-8.57	63.1	65.3
Olivine and Hydrated Mineral-Rich Terrain in Nili Fossae: ESP_084158_2025 ESP_084382_2025 (Interval in Earth days: 18)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
22.23	76.9	-8.9	24.45	59.7	55.0
South Facing Gullies with Inverted Aprons: ESP_084300_1410 ESP_084234_1410 (Interval in Earth days: 5)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
-38.8	166.	-3.6	19.20	38.3	36.7
East Facing Gullies: ESP_084155_1300 ESP_084445_1300 (Interval in Earth days: 23)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
-49.9	168.	-5.1	4.522	42.7	42.8
Light-Toned Deposits in Northwest Iani Chaos: ESP_084333_1785 ESP_084768_1785 (Interval in Earth days: 34)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
-1.48	340.	3.72	19.69	41.9	36.4
Light-Toned Deposits in Small Depression in Iani Chaos: ESP_084122_1760 ESP_092073_1760 (Interval in Earth days: 619)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
-3.84	342.	2.11	-23.7	43.3	54.1
Low Ridge and Topography: ESP_084365_2095 ESP_084576_2095 (Interval in Earth days: 16)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
29.36	182.	4.37	-10.3	61.7	59.6
Fresh 500-meter Diameter Impact Crater: ESP_084408_1745 ESP_085199_1745 (Interval in Earth days: 62)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
-5.54	93.1	-3.5	19.38	39.7	33.7
Fresh Crater with Possible Gullies in Cavi Angusti: ESP_084296_1055 ESP_084810_1055 (Interval in Earth days: 40)
Center lat.	Center long.	1st half roll angle	2nd half roll angle	1st half incidence angle	2nd half incidence angle
-74.2	287.	-5.2	9.551	58.1	63.0
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