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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Planetary Data System Atmospheres Node | The Planetary Atmospheres Node (ATM) of the Planetary Data System (PDS) contains all non-imaging atmospheric data from planetary missions (excluding Earth observations), as well as ground-based observations and planetary analog laboratory and field measurements. |
https://pds-atmospheres.nmsu.edu/ |
| Planetary Data System Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node | The Cartography and Imaging Sciences Discipline Node (also known as the "Imaging Node") of the Planetary Data System (PDS) is the curator of NASA's primary digital image collections from past, present, and future planetary missions. |
https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/ |
| Planetary Data System Gamma Ray Spectrometer Data Node | A subnode of the Planetary Data System (PDS) Geosciences Node, the Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS) Data Node hosts data from the 2001 Mars Odyssey GRS instrument. |
https://grspds.lpl.arizona.edu/ |
| Planetary Data System Geosciences Node | The Geosciences Node (GEO) of NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS) archives and distributes digital data related to the study of the surfaces and interiors of terrestrial planetary bodies. |
https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/ |
| Planetary Data System High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment Data Node | The Planetary Data System (PDS) High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) Data Node provides access to imaging data from the HiRISE instrument aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. |
https://www.uahirise.org/ |
| Planetary Data System Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter Data Node | The Planetary Data System (PDS) Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) data node archives data from LOLA, an instrument onboard the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, as well as higher-level lunar data. |
https://imbrium.mit.edu/ |
| Planetary Data System Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Data Node | The Planetary Data System (PDS) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Data Node provides engineering, calibrated, and reduced data from the LROC instrument aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. |
https://pds.lroc.asu.edu/data/ |
| Planetary Data System Minor Planet Center | Hosted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the single worldwide location for receipt and distribution of positional measurements of minor planets, comets, and outer irregular natural satellites of the major planets. |
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/ |
| Planetary Data System Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility | NASA's Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) offers NASA flight projects and NASA funded researchers the SPICE (Spacecraft, Planet, Instrument, C-matrix, Events) observation geometry information system to conduct scientific observations from instruments aboard planetary spacecraft. |
https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/ |
| Planetary Data System Planetary Atmospheres Infrared Data Subnode | The Infrared Data Subnode within the Planetary Data System (PDS) Planetary Atmospheres Node is an archive of digital data from space-based and ground-based infrared observations of planetary atmospheres. |
https://lep-pds.gsfc.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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