[XAS Spectra of Synthesized Glasses bundle released]

The XAS Spectra of Synthesized Glasses bundle has been released. These data have been added to the Spectral Library interface.

This database includes X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XAS) spectral data from a PDART investigation of synthesized glasses (DOI 10.2138/am-2016-5555). In this investigation, multivariate techniques were used to enable accurate XAS measurements of Fe, Cr, Mn, and Ti ratios across the whole spectral region through creation of a broad suite of experimentally homogenized glasses of geological relevance for use as XAS standards. Iron, Cr, Mn, and Ti were analyzed as epoxy-mounted polished glass beads using XAS at the GeoSoilEnviroCARS beamline at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory using a spot size of ca. 1x1 μm.

[MSL Release 29]

Release 29 from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission includes new data for APXS, ChemCam, CheMin, DAN, and SAM. The data are online at pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl.

[LRO Release 49]

Release 49 of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data is now online at the Geosciences Node. This release includes new data acquired between September 15 and December 14, 2021, for most data sets. Data can be reached from the Geosciences Node LRO page. The Lunar Orbital Data Explorer allows searching and downloading of LRO data.

[MRO Release 60]

Release 60 from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission includes new CRISM and SHARAD data. The data are online at https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mro.

[MRO CRISM MTRDR and TER Release 19]

This is the 19th release of CRISM MTRDR and TER data products. In addition, the volumes MROCR_2104, MROCR_2105, and MROCR_2106 are updated with new TRDR browse and extras data products.

[InSight Release 11]

Geosciences Node data for InSight Release 11 are online at https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/insight/index.htm. This includes data for RISE, RAD, IDA, and SEIS.

[LRO Release 48]

Release 48 of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data is now online at the Geosciences Node. This release includes new data acquired between June 15 and September 14, 2021, for most data sets. Data can be reached from the Geosciences Node LRO page. The Lunar Orbital Data Explorer allows searching and downloading of LRO data.

[MSL Release 28]

Release 28 from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission includes new data for APXS, ChemCam, CheMin, DAN, and SAM. The data are online at pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl.

[MRO Release 59]

Release 59 from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission includes new CRISM and SHARAD data. The data are online at https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mro.

[MRO SHARAD 3D Radar Data Released]

PDS products for the first two 3D radar images encompassing the polar regions of Mars, produced from observations on thousands of orbital passes of MRO SHARAD under MDAP funding, are now available at https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mro/sharad_3d.htm. Non-PDS SEG-Y formatted data and other recent products continue to be available via https://sharad.psi.edu/3D.php. 

[Astromaterials Database Bundle Posted]

The Astromaterials Database bundle is posted.

This bundle is a compendium of published geochemical data on astromaterials analyzed in terrestrial laboratories. The data were compiled by Kerstin Lehnert and colleagues as part of a PDART project now available online (https://www.astromat.org/) and further archived by the PDS Geosciences Node.

The data may be accessed here:
https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/labdata/astromat.htm

[InSight Release 10]

Geosciences Node data for InSight Release 10 are online at https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/insight/index.htm. This includes data for RISE, RAD, IDA, and SEIS.

[MRO CRISM MTRDR and TER Release 18]

This is the 18th release of CRISM MTRDR and TER data products. In addition, the volumes MROCR_2103, MROCR_2104, MROCR_2105, and MROCR_2106 are updated with new TRDR browse and extras data products.

[LRO Release 47]

Release 47 of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data is now online at the Geosciences Node. This release includes new data acquired between March 15 and June 14, 2021, for most data sets. Data can be reached from the Geosciences Node LRO page. The Lunar Orbital Data Explorer allows searching and downloading of LRO data.

[About the data type of the CRISM I/F images]

Hello. I spoke with members of the CRISM team, and unfortunately there are no plans to produce MTRDR products for CRISM observations acquired during 2020. There will only be 2 or 3 more deliveries from the team, and these deliveries will not include any MTRDR data past May 21, 2012. These deliveries will just fill in the gaps prior to that date.

Hope this helps,
Jennifer Ward
PDS Geosciences Node

[MRO Release 58]

SHARAD EDRs from SHARAD Operations are now available: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mro/sharad.htm

[MRO Release 58]

Release 58 from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission includes new CRISM and SHARAD radargram data. The release of SHARAD EDR and RDR data from SHARAD Operations is delayed. The data are online at https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mro.

[Venus Radar Multi-Look Maps Released]

A new dataset of Venus radar multi-look maps is released at the PDS Geosciences Node.

Earth-based, polarimetric radar image data for Venus were collected from 1988-2020, using the Arecibo Observatory 12.6-cm (2380 MHz) transmitter in Puerto Rico and receivers at either the Arecibo Observatory or the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. This data set contains maps of radar backscatter from Venus assembled from individual looks collected in these observing runs.

The data were provided by Bruce Campbell of the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies and archived by the PDS Geosciences Node.

[MSL Release 27]

Release 27 from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission includes new data for APXS, ChemCam, CheMin, DAN, and SAM. The data are online at pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl.

[LRO Release 46]

Release 46 of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data is now online at the Geosciences Node. This release includes new data acquired between December 15, 2020, and March 14, 2021, for most data sets. Data can be reached from the Geosciences Node LRO page. The Lunar Orbital Data Explorer allows searching and downloading of LRO data.

[MRO CRISM MTRDR and TER Release 17]

This is the 17th release of CRISM MTRDR and TER data products. In addition, the volume MROCR_2103 is updated with new TRDR browse and extras data products.

[MRO Release 57]

Release 57 from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission includes new CRISM data. The release of SHARAD data is delayed. The data are online at https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mro.

[Earth-Based Venus Radar Dataset Updated]

A new batch of Earth-based Venus radar data has been released on the PDS Geosciences Node web site at http://pds-geoscienc...radar/index.htm. This release contains data collected on March 31, 2001, and from May 24 - May 30, 2020.

This data set contains Earth-based, polarimetric radar image data for Venus collected from 1988 onwards, using the Arecibo Observatory 12.6-cm (2380 MHz) transmitter in Puerto Rico and receivers at either the Arecibo Observatory or the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. The data were provided by Bruce Campbell of  the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies and archived by the PDS Geosciences Node.

[InSight Release 8]

Geosciences Node data for InSight Release 8 are online at https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/insight/index.htm. This includes data for RISE, RAD, IDA, and SEIS.

[MSL Release 26]

Release 26 from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission includes new data for APXS, ChemCam, CheMin, DAN, and SAM. The data are online at pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl.