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Map-A-Planet

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of the Interior
Sub-Agency	US Geological Survey
Category	Science and Technology
Date Released	01-Oct-1996
Date Updated	01-Sep-2009
Time Period	Mission-specific
Frequency	Mission-specific
Description	The Map-A-Planet website allows users to create and download custom image maps of planets and satellites from a variety of missions in an easy to use web interface

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Number of Downloads

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Research
Keywords	Mars, Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Io, Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, Saturn, Dione, Tethys, Rhea, Iapetus, Enceladus, LIDAR, Viking Orbiter, Magellan, Lunar Orbiter, Clementine, Galileo, Mars Global Surveyor, Lunar Prospector, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Image Map, topography, NIR, UVVIS, mapaplanet, NASA, PDS, Planetary Data System, JPL, space, mission, solar system, planet, Patty Garcia, astrogeology, USGS, U. S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff,
Unique ID	1373

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	Images courtesy of NASA Planetary Data System Imaging Node U. S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ
Agency Program Page	http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/
Agency Data Series Page	http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Planet
Granularity	Longitude/Latitude Pair
Geographic Coverage	Global

Data Description

Collection Mode	NASA Space Mission
Data Collection Instrument	Longitude/Latitude Pair
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.mapaplanet.org/explorer/help/glossary.html

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.mapaplanet.org/explorer/help/
Additional Metadata

OMB Control No. 3090-0284