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    • MESSENGER E/V/H MLA 3/4 CDR/RDR DATA V2.0

    Metadata Updated: August 22, 2025

    Abstract ======== This data set consists of the MESSENGER Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) Reduced Data Record (RDR) products. The MLA is a solid-state pulsed laser that measures the distance between the spacecraft and the surface of Mercury. The RDR products contain the calibrated, geolocated range data as profile measurements of the planetary radius.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

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    References

    https://pds.nasa.gov

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 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-3-4-cdr-rdr-data-v2.0_yseb-2ama
    Data First Published 2021-05-21
    Data Last Modified 2025-07-17
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id bebaebf9-e4cf-4f0d-8ffe-c8637c65d9a3
    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-3%2F4-CDR%2FRDR-DATA-V2.0
    License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
    Program Code 026:005
    Related Documents https://pds.nasa.gov
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1b10d56de75aaa674a68e81fbe797625a8990c0fe1755de14a3549f52e41d7b2
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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