Framework for more standardized evaluation of crater detection algorithms

Crater detection algorithms’ (CDAs) applications range from approximating the age of a planetary surface and autonomous landing to planets and asteroids to advanced statistical analyses [ASR, 33, 2281-2287]. The simplest evaluation of CDAs is visual comparison of detected craters with topography. More advanced evaluations include comparison with craters’ catalogue(s) and cumulative size-frequency distribution(s), as well as use of Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC). However, in order for evaluation results from different papers to be comparable, more standardized evaluation of CDAs is required.