Crater detection, classification and contextual information extraction in lunar images using a novel algorithm.

Highlights: [•] Crater detection algorithm to detect craters and extract their contextual information. [•] Round- and flat-floored simple lunar craters classified by their structural profile pattern. [•] Contextual information like ejecta identification and dull/degraded state of crater was detected. [•] Overall algorithm performance: Q ∼75%, precision ∼0.8, FPR∼0.2. [•] Round-floor craters in sub-km range with lesser depth forms major population on lunar surface. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]