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Prof. WU Bo shares on deep space explorations research and I&T development with media

10 May 2024

Media Coverage

Prof. WU Bo, Associate Director of the Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE), in an exclusive interview with GD Today, shared on the research works by his team and Hong Kong’s innovation and technology (I&T) development.

Prof. Wu and his team are currently working on the topographic mapping for Chang’e-7 and Tianwen-2 missions, using remote sensing data to build topographic maps of the Moon and Mars, and using topographic analysis techniques to evaluate and select possible landing sites that are safe and scientifically valuable.

In the interview, he mentioned that since the team does not have any readily available information and data, this has brought great difficulties to the team’s mapping and remote sensing analysis works for the Tianwen-2 mission. The team has built a test site inside the laboratory, hoping to simulate the actual environments for analysis, and to enable improvements and enhancements in surveying, mapping and remote sensing so that these methods can be used for the effective measurement and analysis of irregular stellar objects, as well as the selection of possible landings sites for analysis and tracking in the future. He also mentioned that the team has made use of artificial intelligence technology to process satellite images, which has greatly improved research efficiency and reliability.

Prof. Wu also pointed that given the increasing emphasis on innovation and technology in Hong Kong, as well as closer exchanges and co-operation between Hong Kong and other cities in Mainland China, Hong Kong researchers should actively seize the research opportunities ahead of them, bringing impetus to the development of Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and the Nation.

Online coverage:

Nanfang Daily - https://polyu.me/3QGEJf7

Southcn.com - https://polyu.me/3UVUOzK

HK Today - https://polyu.me/44zaj41

East Money - https://polyu.me/3JVxhsx


Research Units Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations

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