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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