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NEAR MSI Albedo Mosaics

application/pds-img 277 kBJun 16 2023

This download consists of 14 Eros global albedo mosaics across 7 filters and 2 map projections (Simple Cylindrical and Sinusoidal). The data is hosted as GeoTiffs with PDS4 and ISIS3 detached labels.…

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Mars 2020 Terrain Relative Navigation HiRISE Orthorectified Image Mosaic

image/tiff 4 bytesJul 24 2020

The Mars 2020 rover will explore Jezero crater, Mars to investigate an ancient delta for evidence of past microbial life and to better understand the geologic history of the region. The landing…

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Mars 2020 Terrain Relative Navigation Context Camera Orthorectified Image Mosaic

image/tiff 4 bytesJul 24 2020

This is a visible image mosaic generated from the Context Camera (CTX) images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. This product is the Lander Visions System (LVS) map that will be onboard…

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Bennu OSIRIS-REx OCAMS Global PAN Mosaic 5cm v1

image/tiff 131 kBFeb 26 2020

In early 2019, NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and SecurityRegolith Explorer) mission surveyed asteroid (101955) Bennu with a collection of instruments,…

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Moon Apollo 17 LROC NAC Landing Site Orthomosaic 50cm v1

application/zip 6 MBMay 01 2018

Product Information: This is an (ortho-) mosaic map of the Apollo 17 landing site (L15K 20.2/30.7East COMT). The map includes nomenclature, elevation contours, the astronauts' major geology stops,…

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Mars MGS MOLA - MEX HRSC Blended DEM Global 200m v2

application/octet-stream 1 kBJan 31 2018

Product Information: This data product, now at version 2, is a blend of digital elevation model (DEM) data derived from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars…

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Charon New Horizons LORRI MVIC Global Mosaic 300m v1

application/isis 313 MBJul 14 2017

Product Information: This detailed, high-quality global mosaic of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, was assembled from nearly all of the highest-resolution images obtained by the Long-Range…

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Pluto New Horizons LORRI - MVIC Global Mosaic 300m v1

application/isis 1 GBJul 14 2017

Product Information: This detailed, high-quality global mosaic of Pluto was assembled from nearly all of the highest-resolution images obtained by the Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) and…

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Pluto New Horizons LORRI - MVIC Global DEM 300m v1

application/isis 1 GBJul 14 2017

Product Information: This detailed, high-quality global mosaic of Pluto was assembled from nearly all of the highest-resolution images obtained by the Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) and…

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Mars MSL Gale Merged Orthophoto Mosaic 25cm v3

image/tiff 4 MBOct 20 2016

Product Information: This basemap was initially created as an assessment tool for the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) analysis conducted by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) engineering team to…

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Moon Apollo Image Processing

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/moon-apollo-image-processing

In the early 1970s, specialized cameras onboard the Command Modules of the last three Apollo missions (15, 16, 17) photographed nearly 25% of the Moon in stunning detail. Today, scientists from…

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Mars THEMIS Controlled Mosaics and Final Smithed Kernels

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/mars-themis-controlled-mosaics-and-final-smithed-kernels

The objective of this work is to assemble and cartographically control Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS; Christensen et al. 2004) daytime infrared (IR) and nighttime IR images. In a…

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Valles Marineris - The Grand Canyon of Mars

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/geology/mars-valles-marineris

The Valles Marineris is a system of canyons located just south of the Martian equator. The system is about 4000 km long, and, if on earth, would extend all the way across the United States. The…

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Laboratory Infrared Spectroscopy of Mars Analog Materials

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/geology/mars-pathfinder-infrared-spectroscopy

Former USGS scientist, Jeff Johnson, performed key research on the detection of dust on the Martian surface. This work explored the laboratory thermal infrared and visible/near-infrared spectroscopy…

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Callisto Voyager and Galileo Global Mosaics

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/callisto-voyager-galileo-global-mosaics

This global map of Callisto utilizes the best image quality and moderate resolution coverage supplied by Galileo SSI (Solid State Imaging instrument) and Voyager 1 and 2. The image processing was…

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Ganymede Voyager and Galileo Global Mosaics

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/ganymede-voyager-galileo-global-mosaics

This global map base of Ganymede utilizes the best image quality and moderate resolution coverage supplied by Galileo SSI (Solid State Imaging instrument) and Voyager 1 and 2. The image processing…

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Europa Voyager and Galileo Global Mosaics

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/europa-voyager-galileo-global-mosaics

This global map base of Europa utilizes the best image quality and moderate resolution coverage supplied by Galileo SSI (Solid State Imaging instrument) and Voyager 1 and 2. The image processing was…

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ISPRS 2001 Lunar Orbiter Digitization and Cartographic Processing

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Digitization and cartographic processing of 5 Lunar Orbiter (LO) IV frames (109H, 110H, 114H, 115H, and 114M) are now complete, and these data are available online at…

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ISPRS 2003 Formulas of the Perspective Cartographic Projection for Planets and Asteroids of Arbitrary Shape

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Formulas of transformation between coordinates on image plane, planetocentric coordinates and photometric conditions of observation for arbitrary planet have been obtained. An example with…

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ISPRS 2003 DEM Generation from MGS NA Stereo Images

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One of the primary tasks of the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission is to produce precision mapping products over the Mars surface [Albee et al, 2001]. Properties and capabilities of MOC NA (Mars…

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ISPRS 2003 Evolving Automated Feature Extraction Algorithms for Planetary Science

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Planetary exploration missions have returned a wealth of imagery data over the last 40 years. The problem is how to make best use of it all. Thoroughly analyzing such large datasets manually is…