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Kaguya Terrain Camera USGS Created Digital Terrain Models

The Kaguya Terrain Camera analysis-ready data documentation provides an overview of the mission and sensors that were used as inputs to derive these data. Readers are advised to read the overview section of that documentation that describes the mission orbits, data resolutions, and physical sensors. The Kaguya spacecraft captured over 220,000 Terrain Camera (TC) observations in stereoscopic viewin

Imagery, sediment collection, photogrammetry, and meteorological data from April 2023 to July 2023, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona

Grand Falls dune field (GFDF) is located on the Navajo Nation, ~70 km NE of Flagstaff, AZ. This active dune field displays a range of morphologies, including barchans, smaller dunes, and ripples, and is bimodal in composition. The felsic component is likely derived from the Little Colorado River, and the mafic component (basaltic grains) is locally sourced from nearby cinder cones [1]. GFDF is an

Imagery, photogrammetry, and meteorological data from December 2022 to April 2023, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona

Our goal for this work is to place better constraints on aeolian atmospheric-surface interactions through long-term monitoring of an active, bi-modal dune field located near Grand Falls, Arizona. Grand Falls dune field (GFDF) is located on the Navajo Nation, ~70 km NE of Flagstaff, AZ. This dune field has been monitored since 2013 by the U.S. Geological Survey, and data from each collection year a

Map of Yellowstone’s Thermal Areas: Updated 2023-12-31

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service, Yellowstone Center for Resources, as part of work for the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, has compiled a shapefile map of thermal areas and thermal water bodies in Yellowstone National Park. A thermal area is a continuous, or nearly continuous, geologic unit that contains one or more thermal features (e.g., hot springs, mu

NASA GIFT Iceland Highlands: 2019 and 2021 Askja Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Observations

This data collection includes ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data and related observations collected from the NASA Goddard Instrument Field Team (GIFT) Expedition to the Icelandic Highlands in July-August 2019 and August 2021. This dataset includes observations at the Askja Volcano and caldera and Vikrahraun lava flow. GPR data were collected using Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc (GSSI) shielded b

Geochemistry and High-Resolution Backscattered Electron Imaging of Meteor Crater Impact Melts

Utilizing the USGS Meteor Crater Sample Collection, we sampled impact melt particles for geochemical and textural characterization using a scanning electron microscope and electron microprobe. Samples were collected from a range of different depths and distances from the crater rim, all within the proximal ejecta blanket. By using the Meteor Crater Sample Collection, in which all samples have know

Spectral cubes, maps, and data from Moon Mineralogy Mapper for the Montes Apenninus region of the Moon

Data for Journal article: Relationship between explosive and effusive volcanism in the Montes Apenninus region of the Moon in JGR: Planets

Lunar Orbiter Laster Altimeter (LOLA) RDR Cloud Optimized Point Cloud (COPC) Data Release

These data are Lunar Orbiter Laster Altimeter (LOLA) Reduced Data Record (RDR) spot observations, released by the LOLA team to the Planetary Data System (PDS) that have been reformatted into the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) LAZ/Cloud Optimized Point Cloud (COPC) file format.

Imagery, photogrammetry, and meteorological data from December 2021 to December 2022, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona

Grand Falls dune field (GFDF) is located on the Navajo Nation, ~70 km NE of Flagstaff, AZ. This active dune field displays a range of morphologies, including barchans, smaller dunes, and ripples, and is bimodal in composition. The felsic component is likely derived from the Little Colorado River, and the mafic component (basaltic grains) is locally sourced from nearby cinder cones [1]. GFDF is an

Geologic maps of the Descartes region of the Moon Apollo 16 pre-mission maps

The evolution of the Moon’s surface shows three successive stages (Hartmann, 1970). The earliest, from the beginning of the decipherable record to the Imbrian Period, was dominated by frequent large-scale impacts which produced overlapping and interfering craters and giant multi-ringed basin with ejecta blankets. The second stage, extending through most of the Imbrian to early Eratosthenian Period

Geologic maps of the Apennine-Hadley region of the Moon Apollo 15 pre-mission maps

This map shows the regional setting of the landing site for the Apollo 15 mission. The area lies approximately 650 km southeast of the center of the Imbrium basin, a large basalt-filled multi-ringed structure in the northwest quadrant of the Moon’s near side. Several arcuate structures surround the Imbrium basin (Hartmann and Kuiper, 1962). The most prominent of these forms the northwest-facing sc

Geologic maps of the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon Apollo 17 pre-mission maps

The Taurus-Littrow region is mainly a highland area at the juncture of Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquillitatis (Scott and Pohn, 1972). Highland materials cover most of the area, forming a group or rugged massifs close to the center of the map and more subdued terrain to the east. The highland units (pItm, IpIh) are probably mostly breccias formed by the Serenitatis impact and pre-existing brecci
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