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Welcome to the PDS Imaging Node

The Imaging Node of the Planetary Data System is the curator of NASA's primary digital image collections from past, present and future planetary missions. The node provides to the NASA planetary science community the digital image archives, necessary ancillary data sets, software tools, and technical expertise necessary to fully utilize the vast collection of digital planetary imagery. For a guide to Imaging Node services download the PDS Imaging Node Tour.

Image of the Week

'Point Lake' Outcrop in Gale Crater

One priority target for a closer look by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity before the rover departs the "Glenelg" area east of its landing site is the pitted outcrop called "Point Lake," in the upper half of this image.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Full image and caption at the Photojournal

Latest News

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Release #2

June 10, 2013: The Imaging Node is pleased to announce the release of Mastcam, MAHLI, and MARDI EDRs and RDRs for Sols 0-179. The 2nd release for Hazcam and Navcam (Sols 0-179) has also occurred; please note that users may need to re-download the data as this release includes reprocessed data from Release 1. The data may be accessed at the online data volumes and via the Image Atlas. Future release dates can be found on the MSL data release calendar. Additional information about MSL can be found at the Imaging Node MSL Mission page.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
HiRISE, CTX & MARCI Release #25

June 1, 2013: The 25th MRO release has occurred for HiRISE, CTX & MARCI covering data collected from March-May, 2013, orbits 30,600-31,299. The data can be accessed via the online data volumes and the Image Atlas for HiRISE, CTX and MARCI.

Mars Exploration Rover (MER) #36

May 24, 2013: The 36th MER release for Sols 3061-3150 has occurred. The data may be accessed at the online data volumes and via the Image Atlas. These data are accumulating.

Magellan

April 29, 2013: 1087 volumes of Magellan SAR Experiment Data Records (EDRs) have been added to the Imaging Node online data volumes. The MGN-V-RDRS-2-EDR-V1.0 data set are SAFED.

Cassini ISS, RADAR & VIMS
Release #33

April 1, 2013: The following Cassini data has been released: ISS Volumes 74 & 75, RADAR volumes 239, 240, 241, and VIMS Volume 52. Search capability is available via the Image Atlas.

Mars Odyssey Release #43

April 1, 2013: The 42nd Mars Odyssey release has occurred. The data may be accessed at the online data volumes and via the Image Atlas. These data are accumulating.

MESSENGER Release #9

March 29, 2013: MESSENGER MDIS Release #9 for EDRs, BDRs, and MDRs is available via the online data volumes and the Image Atlas. ACT-REACT QuickMap has been added allowing users to explore images and data from MESSENGER's orbital mission. An online tutorial for using ACT-REACT QuickMap is available at http://messenger-act.actgate.com/msgr_public_released/act_docs/qmap.pdf. More presentations from the MESSENGER MDIS Data Users Workshop, 44th LPSC, March 17, 2013 are also available.

ISIS GUIDE TO WORKING WITH MESSENGER MDIS DATA

March 20, 2013: The ISIS Guide to Working with MESSENGER MDIS Data was presented at the 44th LPSC, March 17, 2013, Houston, TX. This guide provides an introduction to the U.S. Geological Survey's ISIS3 software and demonstrates its use in processing of MESSENGER MDIS data.

Previous Releases

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, March 18, 2013
Image Atlas   online data volumes
Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M³), April 17, 2012
Image Atlas   online data volumes
Mars Express (MEX) Re-release, March 5, 2013
Image Atlas   online data volumes