MESSENGER Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer (MASCS)
Mission:MESSENGER
Instrument: MESSENGER MASCS
PDS Geosciences Node: PDS Source Information
Search MESSENGER MASCS data in Mercury ODE: Product Search • Map Search
The MESSENGER Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer (MASCS) instrument consists of an Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrometer (UVVS) and a Visible-Infrared Spectrograph (VIRS). UVVS covers the wavelength ranges of the far ultraviolet (115-180 nm), middle ultraviolet (160-320 nm), and visible (250-600 nm), with an average spectral resolution of 0.6 nm. VIRS covers the wavelength ranges of the visible (300-1050 nm) and near infrared (850-1450 nm), with an average spectral resolution of 5 nm. MASCS will investigate the composition and structure of Mercury’s exosphere and map surface reflectance over Mercury’s surface on spatial scales of 5 km.
MESSENGER MASCS Products that use the PDS3 standard:
Type |
Description |
PDS3 Data Set |
Housekeeping Experiment Data Record used for the support of both UVVEDR and VIREDR records. The record is described in both UVVS EDR Data Product SIS and VIRS EDR Data Product SIS documents but is the same product. NOTE: ODE lists all MASCHK files as part of the MESS-E/V/H-MASCS-2-UVVS-EDR-V1.0 data set only, but it is also part of the MESS-E/V/H-2-VIRS-EDR-V1.0 data. |
||
Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer Experiment Data Record. For more information: |
||
Visible and Infrared Spectrometer Experiment Data Record. For more information: |
||
Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer Calibrated Data Record. For more information: |
||
Visible and Infrared Spectrometer Calibrated Data Record. For more information: |
||
Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer Derived Data Record. For more information: |
||
Visible and Infrared Spectrometer Derived Data Record. For more information: |
||
Visible and Infrared Spectrometer Derived Analysis Product. For more information: |
MESSENGER MASCS Advanced Products that use the PDS4 standard:
Type |
Description |
Collection ID |
VIRS Spectral Cube of Mercury (MEAP-1) - Izenberg PDART 2014 MESSENGER Advanced Products Image Cube Collection of Visible and Infrared Spectrograph hyperspectral map tiles. See MESSENGER Advanced Product Specification (PDF). |
MESSENGER MASCS Derived Products that use the PDS4 standard:
Type |
Description |
Collection ID |
Mercury Space Weathering Maps (MAP) - David Trang DDAP MESSENGER Derived Products Image Cube Collection of 6 space weathering maps. See Mercury Space Weathering Maps Description (PDF). |
ACT-REACT QuickMap allows users to explore images and data from MESSENGER's orbital mission. Once data are publically available at the PDS, the images are also available to be explored here in QuickMap. An online tutorial for using ACT-REACT QuickMap is available at https://messenger-act.actgate.com/msgr_public_released/act_docs/qmap.pdf .
More information about MASCS can be found in:
-
McClintock, W. E. and M. R. Lankton, 2007, The Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer for the MESSENGER Mission, Space Science Reviews, 131, p. 481-521, doi: 10.1007/s11214-007-9264-5.
-
MESSENGER Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer (MASCS) Description.