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MESS MDIS MAP PROJ REGIONAL TARGETED MOSAIC RDR V1.0

Metadata Updated: August 22, 2025

Abstract ======== The Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) consists of two cameras, a Wide Angle Camera (WAC) and a Narrow Angle Camera (NAC), mounted on a common pivot platform. This dataset include regional mosaics of targeted observations directed at specific regions of interest. Four types of targeted observations are included: (a) WAC 3-color targeted observations acquired mainly during the primary mission, to complement 1 km/pixel 8-color mapping with a higher spatial resolution 3-color product; (b) WAC observations of targets that were observed repeatedly at different photometric geometries in order to improve photometric models of Mercury; these were observed initially in 8 color and since early 2013 in 11 colors; (c) WAC 8- or 11-color science targeted observations; and (d) NAC image strips acquired either for high-resolution imaging of morphology or as context for MASCS or MLA observations. The images in each observation share a common SITE_ID in the file name and PDS label. The SITE_ID corresponds to a targeting request entered into a database, in response to which a series of images was acquired. There is one SITE_ID for each time the region of interest is observed; thus for photometry targets, the same geographic region of interest is covered by many sets of images, each set sharing a common SITE_ID and distinct photometric geometry. Each mosaic is map projected in an orthographic projection, and contains one or more image planes. NAC mosaics contain 4 backplanes: observation ID, solar incidence angle, emission angle, and phase angle. WAC color products contain 3 backplanes: solar incidence angle, emission angle, and phase angle.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date January 31, 2023
Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025
Data Update Frequency irregular

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 31, 2023
Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025
Publisher National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Maintainer
Identifier urn:nasa:pds:context_pds3:data_set:data_set.mess-h-mdis-5-rdr-rtm-v1.0_mgzb-5yhb
Data First Published 2018-06-26
Data Last Modified 2025-07-17
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency irregular
Bureau Code 026:00
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Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
Homepage URL https://pds.nasa.gov/ds-view/pds/viewDataset.jsp?dsid=MESS-H-MDIS-5-RDR-RTM-V1.0
Program Code 026:005
Related Documents https://pds.nasa.gov
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 2011272750d41d6abc660442bb10e315cf28795ac21f2ee65ca3dc746b783381
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