This page highlights available planetary data sites and repositories. This list is not exhaustive and will be updated as new resources are developed or decommissioned.
If a resource meets the criteria for listing (see below), please contact hq-pde@mail.nasa.gov. Being listed on this site does not imply an endorsement by NASA or the U.S. Government.
Featured Planetary Data Sites
PDS
The Planetary Data System (PDS) archives planetary data products from NASA's planetary missions, ground-based studies, and laboratory experiments.
Astromat
The Astromaterials Data System (Astromat) is an open archive for accessing, publishing, and preserving analytical laboratory data from planetary astromaterial samples.
All Planetary Data Sites and Repositories
| Title | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo in Real Time | Apollo in Real Time collects historical footage, audio, photographs, and astromaterial samples for Apollo 11, Apollo 13, and Apollo 17, allowing users to relive the missions as they happened. |
https://apolloinrealtime.org/ |
| Arecibo Radar Observations | The Arecibo Radar Observations data repository stores radar observations and characterizations of Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs). |
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/asteroids/ |
| Arizona State University Thermal Infrared Spectral Laboratory and Mineral Library | The Arizona State University (ASU) Spectral Library hosts thermal emission spectra for geological materials such as soil, rock, and minerals. |
https://speclib.asu.edu/ |
| Asteroid Radar Research | The Asteroid Radar Research site, managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), allows open access to radar imaging data of many Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs). |
https://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/ |
| Astrobiology Habitable Environments Database | The Astrobiology Habitable Environments Database (AHED) collects community datasets relevant to astrobiology research. |
https://ahed.nasa.gov/ |
| Astrogeology Web Map Service Map Layers | Hosted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Science Center, the Astrogeology Web Map Service (WMS) Map Layers tool allows users to separate individual layers of maps of various planetary bodies. |
https://astrowebmaps.wr.usgs.gov/webmapatlas/Layers/maps.html |
| Astromaterials Data System | The Astromaterials Data System (Astromat) is an open archive for accessing, publishing, and preserving analytical laboratory data from planetary astromaterial samples. |
https://www.astromat.org/ |
| Astromaterials 3D | Astromaterials 3D is a virtual library that allows users to examine 3D models of space rock samples from the Apollo missions and Antarctic meteorites. |
https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/ |
| Astropedia | Astropedia is an open data catalog containing mapping and geospatial data for many rocky bodies of the solar system, including inner planets, major asteroids, and moons of the outer planets. |
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search |
| Bolide Detection from Geostationary Lightning Mapper | The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) aboard GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) measures lightning activity, but also provides data on bright meteors, or bolides, through an online portal. |
https://neo-bolide.ndc.nasa.gov/#/ |
Criteria for Listing
Data sites and repositories are considered for listing on this website based on the following criteria:
- Funded by the NASA Planetary Science Division, or funded by another division within the NASA Science Mission Directorate and significantly useful to planetary scientists.
- Data products that are not NASA-funded may be included if deemed significantly scientifically useful and available at no cost.
- Resource is publicly available.
- Desired criteria include:
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is provided so this resource can be cited and the author given proper credit.
- Data (and software, if relevant) license is clearly indicated.
- Clear guidance on use is available, including documentation regarding how the dataset was generated and how to cite the dataset.
- Contact information is provided for questions or support.
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