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MESSENGER: MASCS

April 15, 2009. MESSENGER Release 4 includes MASCS EDR data and CDR data acquired through the second Mercury flyby (Oct. 20, 2008). This is the first release to include CDR data.

MASCS is the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer instrument on MESSENGER. The data sets are produced by the MASCS Science Team at Johns Hopkins Universtiy Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland.

MASCS has two subsystems, UVVS (Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer) and VIRS (Visible and Infrared Spectrograph). UVVS data are archived by the PDS Atmospheres Node, and VIRS data are archived by the PDS Geosciences Node. Both data sets are stored on the same archive volume, available from both nodes.

MASCS Data Sets

Raw Data Products
UVVS and VIRS EDRs - MASCS Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrometer and Visible/Infrared Spectrograph Experiment Data Records
Derived Data Products
UVVS and VIRS CDRs - MASCS Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrometer and Visible/Infrared Spectrograph Calibrated Data Records
Other derived products are coming in Release 9.

Online Tools

Mercury Orbital Data Explorer - Provides search, display, and download  tools for this data set.

Related Information

The MASCS UVVS Software Interface Specification (PDF, 273 KB)

The MASCS VIRS Software Interface Specification (PDF, 274 KB)

 

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