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MESSENGER E/V/H MERCURY LASER ALTIMETER 2 EDR RAW DATA V1.0

Metadata Updated: August 22, 2025

Abstract ======== This data set consists of the MESSENGER Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) uncalibrated observations, also known as Experiment Data Records, or EDRs. The MLA is a solid-state pulsed laser that measures the distance between the spacecraft and the surface of Mercury. There are three EDR data products, MLASCIENCERAW, MLASTATUS, and MLAHDIAGNOSTIC, including the laser ranges, instrument status, and hardware diagnostic information.

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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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https://pds.nasa.gov

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-e-v-h-mla-2-edr-rawdata-v1.0_jxhy-6hht
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-E%2FV%2FH-MLA-2-EDR-RAWDATA-V1.0
Program Code 026:005
Related Documents https://pds.nasa.gov
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 84927732962add73cbce8a8c2dc0b634e4acc256aaf75466aa329c6191d1a2d7
Source Schema Version 1.1

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