This page showcases available planetary data software and tools. 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.
Software and Tools
| Title | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Multi-Mission Operations System | The Advanced Multi-Mission Operations System (AMMOS) is a set of mission operations and data processing capabilities for robotic missions through an "Ops in a Box" approach. |
https://ammos.nasa.gov/ |
| Ames Mars Global Climate Model | The Mars Global Climate Model (GCM), developed at NASA’s Ames Research Center, is a software package that simulates the atmosphere and climate of the planet Mars. |
https://github.com/nasa/AmesGCM |
| Ames Mars Global Climate Model Community Analysis Pipeline | This Community Analysis Pipeline (CAP) is a set of Python 3 libraries and command-line executables that streamline the downloading, processing, and plotting of modeling outputs from the NASA Ames Mars Global Climate Model (GCM). |
https://github.com/NASA-Planetary-Science/AmesCAP |
| Ames Stereo Pipeline | The NASA Ames Stereo Pipeline (ASP) is a suite of automated geodesy and stereogrammetry tools for processing stereo images captured from satellites (around Earth and other planets), robotic rovers, aerial cameras, and historical images. |
https://github.com/NeoGeographyToolkit/StereoPipeline |
| 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, and includes plotting tools for data analysis. |
https://speclib.asu.edu/ |
| ANISE | ANISE (Attitude, Navigation, Instrument, Spacecraft, Ephemeris) is a rewrite of the core functionalities of the NASA Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) SPICE (Spacecraft, Planet, Instrument, C-matrix, Events) toolkit, written in the Rust programming language. |
https://github.com/nyx-space/anise |
| Astrogeology Cloud Processing | The Planetary Data System (PDS) Astrogeology Cloud Processing tools allow users to process planetary images into calibrated cartographic output that can be used for scientific investigations, geologic mapping, and other applications. |
https://astrocloud.wr.usgs.gov/ |
| Astrophysics Source Code Library | The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL) is a free online registry and repository for source codes of interest to astronomers and astrophysicists, including solar system astronomers. |
https://ascl.net/ |
| Astropy | Astropy is a community Python library for astronomy, centered around a core package that contains key functionality and common tools needed for performing astronomy and astrophysics with Python. |
https://www.astropy.org/ |
| Autoplot | Autoplot is an interactive browser that creates a plot of data when given a file from the web or uploaded from a computer. |
http://autoplot.org/ |
Criteria for Listing
Software and tools 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.
- Software and tools that are not NASA-funded may be included if deemed significantly scientifically useful and available at no cost.
- Resource is publicly available.
- Software is mature in development, as demonstrated by a large user base or a release version number of 1.0 or greater.
- Desired criteria include:
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is provided so this resource can be cited and the author given proper credit.
- Software (and data, if relevant) license is clearly indicated.
- Documentation regarding the functionality of the software, installation requirements, how to site the software, and user guide is available.
- Code of Conduct and guidelines for how to make contributions are included. This may include a note that the project is not currently accepting contributions. This may also include what users can expect when asking questions and requesting support for the software project.
- 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.