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MESSENGER MERCURY MDIS LEVEL 5 DEM V1.0

Metadata Updated: March 13, 2026

Abstract : The MESSENGER MDIS DEMs are derived products. A DEM is a gridded (raster) product that records elevation values of a given terrain in each pixel. Corresponding metadata include map projection information so pixels can be associated with latitude and longitude. Values are measured relative to the planetary geoid reference radius of 2,439.4 km (i.e. elevation). Generally, the MESSENGER DEM products described here are derived from MESSENGER MDIS image data. The DEMs are typically derived using stereo photogrammetry (i.e., stereo pairs or sets) techniques. The primary PDS product is a DEM provided in both PDS image (.IMG) and JPEG 2000 (.JP2) format files. Associated with some of the DEM products is a list of lower-level MDIS products provided either as an accompanying table (.TAB) file or as text (.TXT) files in the EXTRAS directory.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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Metadata Created Date March 13, 2026
Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date March 13, 2026
Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026
Publisher Imaging
Maintainer
Identifier urn:nasa:pds:context_pds3:data_set:data_set.mess-h-mdis-5-dem-elevation-v1.0;urn:nasa:pds:context_pds3:data_set:data_set.mess-h-mdis-5-dem-elevation-v1.0::1.0
Data Last Modified 2026-03-09
Category Planetary Science
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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