LRO Mini-RF Mosaic Calibrated Data Record (MOSCDR)

MOSCDR – Mosaic Calibrated Data Record

PDS Data Set ID: LRO-L-MRFLRO-5-CDR-MOSAIC-V1.0

For more information about MOSCDR products, see the Mini-RF Data Product SIS.

For more information about Mini-RF products, see the Mini-RF Archive Volume SIS.

The Mini-RF (MRFLRO) Mosaic Calibrated Data Record (MOSCDR) data products are generated from multiple Map-projected Calibrated Data Record (MAPCDR) products. Four mosaics are produced of each lunar pole (i.e., regions above 80 deg. latitude) per imaging opportunity. Unlike the lower-level products, these are composed of data sets collected during multiple acquisitions. They are single band raw binary images consisting of 32-bit floating point pixels. They are also provided as TIFF images and are accompanied by detached full PDS labels.

Note: Since December 26 2010, the Mini-RF instrument has not transmitted the RF energy required to create radar images of the lunar surface. The Mini-RF team looked at the initial 13 collects attempted from that date forward and noted that in all but one collect the data appeared bad, looking like noise. The team continued to attempt data collections at a reduced rate (about 1 collect per day) through January 23, 2011. Products included in this data set made from data collected after December 26, 2010, do not contain scientifically useful data.

MRFLRO MOSCDR products have the following file names:

LSZ_nnnnn_3tt_PrU_aahddd_Vz.IMG (with detached PDS label)

where:

L = LRO

S = S-band

Z = Zoom

ooooo = orbit number

3 = MOSCDR

tt = product type

S1 = Stokes parameters S₁

CP = circular polarization ratio image file

P = polar stereographic

r = pixel resolution bin scale in pixels per degree (ppd)

F = 32

H = 128

I = 256

J = 512

U = un-normalized floating point data type

aa = lunar latitude of the center of the bistatic image, range 0 to 90 degrees

h = hemisphere of the latitude, N for northern latitude or S for southern latitude

ddd = lunar longitude of the center of the bistatic image, range 0 to 359 degrees

z = product version number

In ODE, MOSCDR products have the following product IDs:

LSZ_NNNNN_3TT_PRU_AAHDDD_VZ