MoonGS: High-quality Representation of the Lunar Surface via Gaussian Splatting Using Robust Depth Features from Image Pairs
This study addresses the challenge of 3D reconstruction from sparse lunar images characterized by weak textures and low overlap. We propose the first feed-forward 3D Gaussian Splatting framework tailored for lunar scenes. By predicting Gaussian primitives and rendering novel views through a single forward pass from only two input views, our method eliminates the need for per-scene optimization. Furthermore, it integrates depth features from vision foundation models with semantic priors and introduces an entropy-guided heuristic resampling strategy to effectively enhance geometric consistency under sparse observations. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach achieves state-of-the-art performance on both the LuSNAR dataset and Chang'e mission data, yielding a 4.9 dB improvement in PSNR, a 40% reduction in LPIPS, and sub-second inference speed.