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urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.neowise | neowise | The Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (NEOWISE) MIssion | Mission | 2013-12-23T00:00:00Z | 2020-12-31T00:00:00Z | The NEOWISE mission reactivated the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorere (WISE) spacecraft to hunt for asteroids and comets, including those that could pose a threat to Earth. The NEOWISE mission ran from December 2013 to JUly 31, 2024. The WISE spacecraft burned up on reentry to Earth's atmosphere on November 1, 2024. | null | wise.wise_camera | spacecraft.wise | 0 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.next | next | The New Exploration of Tempel 1 (NExT) Mission | Mission | 2004-02-12T00:00:00Z | 2011-03-25T00:00:00Z | The NExT mission was the extended mission, approved in 2007, for the Stardust spacecraft after it successfully returned samples of comet dust to Earth. The Stardust spacecraft was redirected to intercept Comet 9P/Tempel 1, target of the Deep Impact mission in in 2005, to image the impact area. Small changes were noted. | calibrator.calibration; calibrator.non_science; comet.9p_tempel_1 | sdu.cida; sdu.dfmi; sdu.dynsci; sdu.navcam; sdu.src | spacecraft.sdu | 3 | 5 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.new_horizons_kem1 | new_horizons_kem1 | The New Horizons Kuiper Belt Extended Mission 1 (KEM1) | Mission | 2016-10-26T00:00:00Z | 2022-09-30T00:00:00Z | The first extended mission of the New Horizons spacecraft in the Kuiper Belt, KEM1 included the close flyby of (486958) Arrokoth (2014 MU69), a Kuiper Blet Object (KBO), as well as survey observations of the Kuiper Belt environment. | dust.dust; plasma_stream.solar_wind; trans-neptunian_object.486958_2014_mu69 | nh.alice; nh.leisa; nh.lorri; nh.mvic; nh.pepssi; nh.rex; nh.sdc; nh.swap | spacecraft.nh | 3 | 8 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.new_horizons | new_horizons | The New Horizons Mission | Mission | 2006-01-19T00:00:00Z | 2016-10-26T00:00:00Z | New Horizons mission was the first to fly by and study the dwarf planet Pluto and its moons Charon, Nix, and Hydra. As the New Horizons spacecraft passed through the Jovian system for a gravity assist in February of 2007, it performed scientific observations of Jupiter, the Galilean satellites, the Jovian rings, Himali... | dust.dust; dwarf_planet.134340_pluto; planet.earth; planet.jupiter; plasma_stream.solar_wind; ring.jupiter.rings; satellite.134340_pluto.charon; satellite.134340_pluto.hydra; satellite.134340_pluto.kerberos; satellite.134340_pluto.nix; satellite.134340_pluto.styx; satellite.jupiter.callirrhoe; satellite.jupiter.callist... | nh.alice; nh.leisa; nh.lorri; nh.mvic; nh.pepssi; nh.rex; nh.sdc; nh.swap | spacecraft.nh | 18 | 8 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.orex | orex | The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) Mission | Mission | 2016-09-08T00:00:00Z | null | The OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) mission returned a sample of regolith material from the near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid (101955) Bennu in April 2021. 121.6g of material were successfully returned to earth on 21 September 2023. Following this, the ... | asteroid.101955_bennu | ocams.orex; ola.orex; otes.orex; ovirs.orex; prop.orex; rexis.orex; rss.orex; tagcams.orex | spacecraft.orex | 1 | 8 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.phobos_2 | phobos_2 | The Phobos Mission | Mission | 1988-07-07T00:00:00Z | 1989-03-27T00:00:00Z | The Phobos mission was a program of the Soviet Union intended to send two spacecraft, Phobos 1 and 2, to study the satellites of Mars. The two spacecraft were launch 5 days apart in July 1988. Phobos 1 was lost in transit. Phobos 2 entered a Martian orbit and returned some observations, but contact was lost prior to de... | planet.jupiter; planet.mars; satellite.mars.phobos | krfm.phb2; ts.phb2; vsk.phb2 | spacecraft.phb2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.psyche | psyche | The Psyche Mission | Mission | 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z | null | The primary objective of the Psyche mission is to map and study the poperties of asteroid (16) Psyche. Psyche is the first mission to a metal asteroid which offers a new opportunity for discovery on the building blocks of planet formation. The spacecraft launched successfully on 13 October 2023. | asteroid.16_psyche | dsn.rss; psyche.grs; psyche.imager; psyche.mag; psyche.ns | spacecraft.psyche | 1 | 5 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:individual.greeley_35mm_slides | greeley_35mm_slides | The Ronald Greeley 35 mm Slide Collection | Individual Investigation | 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z | The Ronald Greeley 35 mm Slide Collection consists of 14,435 color and grayscale slides that include images of planetary bodies, missions, and analog sites on Earth as well as presentation materials for research results presented at national conferences. | planet.jupiter; satellite.jupiter.adrastea; satellite.jupiter.amalthea; satellite.jupiter.callisto; satellite.jupiter.europa; satellite.jupiter.ganymede; satellite.jupiter.io; satellite.jupiter.metis; satellite.jupiter.thebe | go.nims; go.ssi | spacecraft.go; spacecraft.p10 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.sakigake | sakigake | The Sakigake Mission | Mission | 1985-01-07T00:00:00Z | 1999-01-07T00:00:00Z | The Sakigake spacecraft, a test spacecraft for the Japanese launched on 7 January 1985, flew by Halley's Comet at a distance of about 7 million km. It was part of the Halley Armada, but also the interplanetary plasma and Earth's magnetic tail. Sakigake paved the way for the Suisei mission. | comet.1p_halley | sakig.imf; sakig.sow | spacecraft.sakig | 1 | 2 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.solar_and_heliospheric_observatory | solar_and_heliospheric_observatory | The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) Mission | Mission | 1995-12-02T00:00:00Z | null | The SOHO mission is an ESA-lead joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency to operate a solar telescope parked in the first Lagrangian (L1) libration point between the Earth and Sun. Launched in December 1995, it has been operating for nearly 30 years. | star.sun | soho.lasco; soho.swan | spacecraft.soho | 1 | 2 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:individual.spacewatch | spacewatch | The Spacewatch Research Group | Individual Investigation | 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z | null | SPACEWATCH® is a research group created to explore the various populations of small objects in the solar system and study the statistics of asteroids and comets in order to investigate the dynamical evolution of the solar system. | null | null | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.spitzer | spitzer | The Spitzer Space Telescope Mission | Mission | 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z | 2020-01-30T00:00:00Z | The Spitzer Space Telescope, the last of NASA's Great Observatories to launch, was a space-based infrared observatory. Launched as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) in August 2003, it was renamed in December of the same year to honor Lyman S. Spitzer, Jr., one of the earliest proponents of space-based teles... | null | spitzer.irs | spacecraft.spitzer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.stardust | stardust | The Stardust Mission | Mission | 1999-02-07T00:00:00Z | 2006-01-16T00:00:00Z | The Stardust Mission, launched in February 1999, was the f1rst to collect and return samples of cometary and interplanetary dust. The primary mission included a flyby of asteroid (5535) Annefrank in November 2002, on the way to the flyby of long-period Comet 81P/Wild 2 in January 2004. The samples collected (in aerogel... | asteroid.5535_annefrank; comet.81p_wild_2 | sdu.cida; sdu.dfmi; sdu.dynsci; sdu.navcam; sdu.src | spacecraft.sdu | 2 | 5 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.suisei | suisei | The Suisei Mission | Mission | 1985-08-18T00:00:00Z | 1998-02-28T00:00:00Z | The Suisei mission was the primary Japanese mission to Comet 1P/Halley - part of the Halley Armada. Following on the success of the Sakigake practice mission, Suisei launched in August 1985 and successfully flew by Halley's comet at a distance of 151,000km on the sunward side. | comet.1p_halley | suisei.esp | spacecraft.suisei | 1 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.vega_1 | vega_1 | The Vega Program - Vega 1 | Mission | 1984-12-15T00:00:00Z | 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z | The Vega program lead by the Soviet Union and including a number of European partners, was designed to investigate Venus and then to flyby Comet 1P/Halley. The name "VeGa" is a combination of the first two (Russian) letters of "Venus" and "Halley". It included twin spacecraft designated "Vega 1" and "Vega 2". The Vega ... | comet.1p_halley; plasma_stream.solar_wind | vega1.ducma; vega1.ep; vega1.iks; vega1.mischa; vega1.pm1; vega1.puma; vega1.sp1; vega1.sp2; vega1.tnm; vega1.tvs | spacecraft.vega1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.vega_2 | vega_2 | The Vega Program - Vega 2 | Mission | 1984-12-21T00:00:00Z | 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z | The Vega program lead by the Soviet Union and including a number of European partners, was designed to investigate Venus and then to flyby Comet 1P/Halley. The name "VeGa" is a combination of the first two (Russian) letters of "Venus" and "Halley". It included twin spacecraft designated "Vega 1" and "Vega 2". The Vega ... | comet.1p_halley; plasma_stream.solar_wind | vega2.ducma; vega2.ep; vega2.mischa; vega2.pm1; vega2.puma; vega2.sp1; vega2.sp2; vega2.tvs | spacecraft.vega2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.wise | wise | The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Mission | Mission | 2009-12-14T00:00:00Z | 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z | The WISE mission was the primary mission for the WISE spacecraft, launched 14 December 2009. It conducted an all-sky survey at wavelength of 3.4, 4.6, 12, and 22 micrometers. The primary mission ended in February 2011 when the cryogen was exhausted. The spacecraft was placed into hibernation, and subsequently reactivat... | null | wise.wise_camera | spacecraft.wise | 0 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:individual.titan-material-database | titan-material-database | Titan Material Database - Material Properties of Organic Liquids, Ices, and Hazes on Titan | Individual Investigation | 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z | Titan has a diverse range of materials in its atmosphere and on its surface: the simple organics that reside in various phases (gas, liquid, ice) and the solid complex refractory organics that form Titan's haze layers. These materials all actively participate in various physical processes on Titan, and many material pr... | laboratory_analog.saturn.titan; satellite.saturn.titan | null | null | 2 | 0 | 0 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_10 | venera_10 | Venera 10 | Mission | 1975-06-14T00:00:00Z | null | The Soviet Venera 10 mission and its twin Venera 9 launched five days apart. Each comprised an orbiter and an attached descent craft (lander probe). The orbiter relayed communications for the lander and studied the atmosphere and cloud layers of Venus. The descent craft made in-situ measurements made in-situ measuremen... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v10.ep | spacecraft.v10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_11 | venera_11 | Venera 11 | Mission | 1978-09-09T00:00:00Z | 1980-02-01T00:00:00Z | Venera 11 and Venera 12 were twin Soviet missions, launched five days apart, to study Venus and the interplanetary medium. Both missions comprised a flight platform (bus) and a descent craft (lander probe). The flight platform had instruments to study solar-wind composition, gamma-ray bursts, ultraviolet radiation, and... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v11.ep | spacecraft.v11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_13 | venera_13 | Venera 13 | Mission | 1981-10-30T00:00:00Z | 1983-04-25T00:00:00Z | The Soviet Venera 13 mission returned the first color images and audio recordings from the surface of Venus. Along with the Venera 14 mission, it formed a pair of identical spacecraft, each comprising a flyby carrier bus and a descent craft (lander probe). Launched five days apart, the objective of the missions was to ... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v13.ep | spacecraft.v13 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_14 | venera_14 | Venera 14 | Mission | 1981-11-04T00:00:00Z | 1983-04-09T00:00:00Z | The Soviet Venera 14 mission and its twin Venera 13 formed a pair of identical spacecraft, each comprising of a flyby carrier bus and a descent craft (lander probe), built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity. Launched five days apart, the objective of the missions was to make in-situ studies of the V... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v14.ep | spacecraft.v14 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_15 | venera_15 | Venera 15 | Mission | 1983-06-02T00:00:00Z | 1985-01-05T00:00:00Z | The Soviet Venera 15 and Venera 16 missions consisted of two identical spacecraft that used 8 cm band side-looking radar to map the surface of Venus. The spacecraft entered nearly polar orbits a day apart with orbital planes shifted 4.45 deg, enabling reimaging capabilities. Both had periapsis at 62 deg N latitude and ... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v15.roe | spacecraft.v15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_16 | venera_16 | Venera 16 | Mission | 1983-06-07T00:00:00Z | 1985-06-13T00:00:00Z | The Soviet Venera 16 and Venera 15 missions consisted of two identical spacecraft that used 8 cm band side-looking radar to map the surface of Venus. The spacecraft entered nearly polar orbits a day apart with orbital planes shifted 4.45 deg, enabling reimaging capabilities. Both had periapsis at 62 deg N latitude and ... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v16.ep; v16.roe | spacecraft.v16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_2 | venera_2 | Venera 2 | Mission | 1965-11-12T00:00:00Z | null | Venera 2, the second Soviet mission to Venus, aimed to study the planet’s atmosphere, magnetic field, radiation, and surface temperature, and to photograph it during approach. The spacecraft returned sporadic data during its three-month cruise. Venera 2 flew by Venus on 27 February 1966 but returned no data because com... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v2.ep | spacecraft.v2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_3 | venera_3 | Venera 3 | Mission | 1965-11-16T00:00:00Z | 1966-03-01T00:00:00Z | Venera 3 mission intended to explore Venus and land on the surface. The Soviet Venera 3 mission comprised a carrier bus and an attached descent craft (lander probe). The lander probe impacted Venus on 1 March 1966, making Venera 3 the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet. However, the communications ... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v3.ep | spacecraft.v3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_4 | venera_4 | Venera 4 | Mission | 1967-06-12T00:00:00Z | null | The Soviet Venera 4 launched on 12 June 12 1967 with a carrier bus and lander probe to study Venus. The bus carried a magnetometer, cosmic ray detectors, particle detectors, and hydrogen and oxygen indicators. The lander had thermometers, barometer, radio altimeter, density gauge, gas analyzers, and radio transmitters.... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v4.ep | spacecraft.v4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_5 | venera_5 | Venera 5 | Mission | 1969-01-05T00:00:00Z | null | The Soviet Venera 5 mission and its twin, the Venera 6 mission, formed a pair of identical spacecraft, each consisting of a carrier bus and a descent craft (lander probe). Launched five days apart, the objective of the missions was to make in-situ studies of the Venus atmosphere and study the interplanetary medium. | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v5.ep | spacecraft.v5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_6 | venera_6 | Venera 6 | Mission | 1969-01-10T00:00:00Z | null | The Soviet Venera 6 mission and its twin, the Venera 5 mission, formed a pair of identical spacecraft, each consisting of a carrier bus and a descent craft (lander probe). Launched five days apart, the objective of the missions was to make in-situ studies of the Venus atmosphere and study the interplanetary medium. | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v6.ep | spacecraft.v6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_7 | venera_7 | Venera 7 | Mission | 1970-08-17T00:00:00Z | null | The Soviet Venera 7 mission consisted of a carrier bus and a descent craft (lander probe). The objectives of the mission were to return data from the Venus atmosphere, make a landing on the surface, and continue to return data after landing. Venera 7 descent craft was the first spacecraft to return data after landing o... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v7.ep | spacecraft.v7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_8 | venera_8 | Venera 8 | Mission | 1972-03-27T00:00:00Z | null | The Soviet Venera 8 mission consisted of a carrier bus and a descent craft (lander probe). The objectives of the mission were to make a more sophisticated set of scientific measurements at the Venus surface, including studies of the Venus regolith. | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v8.ep | spacecraft.v8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.venera_9 | venera_9 | Venera 9 | Mission | 1975-06-08T00:00:00Z | 1975-12-25T00:00:00Z | The Soviet Venera 9 mission was the first mission to return pictures from the surface of Venus and the first to go into orbit around another planet. Venera 9 and its twin Venera 10 launched five days apart. Each comprised an orbiter and an attached descent craft (lander probe). The orbiter relayed communications for th... | planet.venus; plasma_stream.solar_wind | v9.ep | spacecraft.v9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.viking | viking | Viking Project | Mission | 1975-08-20T00:00:00Z | 1983-05-21T00:00:00Z | The Viking mission to Mars consisted of four spacecraft: the two orbiters VO1 and VO2, and two landers VL1 and VL2. During cruise to Mars, the landers were attached to the orbiters; the combined spacecraft were then known as Viking 1 and 2. The role of the orbiters was to transport the landers to Mars, to carry reconna... | planet.mars; satellite.mars.deimos; satellite.mars.phobos; star.sun | cam1.vl1; cam1.vl2; cam2.vl1; cam2.vl2; fts.vl1; fts.vl2; gcms.vl1; gcms.vl2; irtm.vo1; irtm.vo2; lr1.vl1; lr2.vl2; mawd.vo1; mawd.vo2; met.vl1; met.vl2; rss.vo1; rss.vo2; seis.vl2; visa.vo1; visa.vo2; visb.vo1; visb.vo2 | spacecraft.vl1; spacecraft.vl2; spacecraft.vo1; spacecraft.vo2 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:individual.carbonate_refractive_indices | carbonate_refractive_indices | Visible to Mid-Infrared (VMIR, ~0.3-6 micrometer) Complex Refractive Indices of Carbonates | Individual Investigation | 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z | The visible to mid-infrared (VMIR, ~0.3-6 micrometer) complex refractive indices of the carbonates calcite, dolomite, and magnesite were estimated in this investigation. | null | relab.bc-ftir1; relab.bd-vnir | null | 0 | 2 | 0 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.viper | viper | Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) | Mission | 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z | The VIPER mission, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a NASA initiative designed to explore the Moon's south pole. This robotic rover aims to locate and analyze water ice and other resources trapped in the lunar soil. By studying these materials, VIPER plans to help scientists understand the ... | satellite.earth.moon | null | null | 1 | 0 | 0 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.voyager | voyager | Voyager | Mission | 1972-07-01T00:00:00Z | null | The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977, are on a mission to explore interstellar space, well beyond Pluto, after having successfully studied Jupiter and Saturn. Voyager 1 entered interstellar space in August 2012, followed by Voyager 2 in November 2018. Both spacecraft are still transmitting scientific data b... | calibration_field.dark; calibration_field.dark_sky; calibration_field.scat_light; calibration_field.sky; calibrator.cal_lamps; calibrator.plaque; planet.earth; planet.jupiter; planet.neptune; planet.saturn; planet.uranus; planetary_system.solar_system; satellite.jupiter.adrastea; satellite.jupiter.amalthea; satellite.j... | vg1.crs; vg1.eng; vg1.iris; vg1.issn; vg1.issw; vg1.lecp; vg1.mag; vg1.pls; vg1.pra; vg1.pws; vg1.rss; vg1.uvs; vg2.crs; vg2.eng; vg2.iris; vg2.issn; vg2.issw; vg2.lecp; vg2.mag; vg2.pls; vg2.pps; vg2.pra; vg2.pws; vg2.rss; vg2.uvs | spacecraft.vg1; spacecraft.vg2 | 55 | 25 | 2 |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:individual.xas_synthesized_glasses | xas_synthesized_glasses | XAS Spectra of Synthesized Glasses | Individual Investigation | 2018-02-10T00:00:00Z | 2019-02-16T00:00:00Z | Multivariate techniques were used to enable accurate XAS measurements of Fe, Cr, Mn, and Ti ratios across the whole spectral region through creation of a broad suite of experimentally homogenized glasses of geological relevance for use as XAS standards. Iron, Cr, Mn, and Ti were analyzed as epoxy-mounted polished glass... | null | aps.beamline13ide | null | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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