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 | |
|---|---|---|
| RRUFF Minerals Database | The RRUFF project provides a library of spectral data for identifying minerals on Earth and other planetary bodies. |
https://rruff.info/ |
| Smithsonian Planetary Image Facility | The Planetary Image Facility, housed within the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, hosts an archive of images spanning 60 years of planetary missions. |
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/researchers/smithsonian-planetary-image-faci… |
| Subsurface Water Ice Mapping on Mars | Led by the Planetary Science Institute and managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Subsurface Water Ice Mapping (SWIM) on Mars project provides a set of mapping products using spacecraft data that delineate subsurface ice in the mid-latitudes of Mars. |
https://swim.psi.edu/ |
| System for Earth and Extraterrestrial Sample Registration | The National Science Foundation (NSF) System for Earth and Extraterrestrial Sample Registration (SESAR) allows users to search a catalog of Earth, environmental, and planetary samples and offers support for sample registration and management. |
https://www.geosamples.org/about |
| USGS Astrogeology Science Center Analysis Ready Data | The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Science Center’s Analysis Ready Data portal provides mapping and geospatial data products for several planetary bodies. |
https://stac.astrogeology.usgs.gov/ |
| USGS Planetary Geologic Mapping Program | The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Planetary Geologic Mapping Program produces standardized geologic maps of planetary bodies and provides support for planetary science and mapping efforts. |
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/planetary-geologic-mapping |
| USGS Spectroscopy Laboratory | The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Spectral Library compiles spectral reflectance data for materials measured in the USGS Spectroscopy Laboratory, including many minerals useful for planetary science studies. |
https://www.usgs.gov/labs/spectroscopy-lab/science/spectral-library |
| USGS Terrestrial Analogs Data Portal | The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Terrestrial Analogs Data Portal (TADP) archives NASA-funded field investigations of Earth data relevant to planetary science. |
https://tadp.astrogeology.usgs.gov/ |
| USGS Terrestrial Analog Sample Collections | The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Terrestrial Analog Sample Collections curates materials from impact craters and terrestrial analog sites, making them available to request for studies. |
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center/science/terrestrial-an… |
| Venus Crater Database | The Venus Crater Database, hosted by the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), provides imaging data and information about the approximately 900 impact craters on the surface of Venus. |
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/vc/vchome.html |
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.
Search for NASA Science Data
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) provides web tools to search across all of NASA’s science data, publications, software, and resources.
Science Discovery Engine
An integrated search platform to help you find what you need across NASA’s vast stores of open science data, documentation, code, and tools.
Science Explorer (SciX)
A digital library portal for scientific publications and software related to astronomy, Earth science, heliophysics, physics, and planetary science.