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Planetary sciences
Scientific study of the solid bodies of the solar system, including planets, moons, asteroids, meteorites, and interplanetary materials.
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Planetary Data Systems (PDS) Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image collection [More info]
Planetary Data Systems (PDS) Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image collection with available images in decompressed JPEG format, raw data available by FTP access, web graphical images, and link to NASA's Map-a-Planet.
Planetary GIS web server - PIGWAD (Planetary Interactive G.I.S.-on-the-Web Analyzable Database) [More info]
Planetary Interactive G.I.S.-on-the-Web Analyzable Database (PIGWALD), an interface to support and integrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) graphical, statistical, and spatial relational tools for analyses of planetary datasets.
Astrogeology Science Center [More info]
Geological studies of other planetary bodies, with links to labs/facilities, maps/products, missions/research, and tools.
PDF Candidate cave entrances on Mars [More info]
Newly discovered candidate cave entrances into Martian near-surface lava tubes, volcano-tectonic fracture systems, and pit craters and describes their characteristics and exploration possibilities.
Clementine near-infrared global multispectral lunar map [More info]
Mosaic of near-infrared (NIR) images of the Moon acquired in 1994. Web page also includes background information and references.
Flagstaff Field Center [More info]
Homepage for the Flagstaff Field center with links to space science, water and ice studies, earth sciences, biological resources, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, outreach & education, data and software, and images.
Mars Viking hemisphere point perspectives [More info]
Mosaics of the Martian hemispheres created by the USGS from Viking Orbiter images.
Scientists discover analog for extraterrestrial life in Idaho Hot Springs [More info]
Report on a community of microscopic organisms, Archaea, found deep in an Idaho hot spring living on hydrogen and carbon dioxide that could possibly exist on other planets. Includes links to related studies, investigators, and microbiology.
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