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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Mars Global Surveyor _ New MOC data release

Posted by: mcaplinger Apr 13 2006, 06:10 PM

Looks like we released the April-September 2005 MOC data (cycles S05-S10) this morning -- http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/index.html

Posted by: monitorlizard Oct 19 2006, 05:53 PM

Not meaning to take any of the glory away from HiRISE, but does anyone know if there is an imminent release of MOC images for S11 - S16? These large image blocks usually come in April and October, but I haven't heard anything. New images are new images, and I've been spoiled by the regularly spaced deluges!

Posted by: djellison Oct 19 2006, 07:03 PM

http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/current.html

Suggests that Oct 13th was the date for the MOC release.

Doug

Posted by: monitorlizard Oct 20 2006, 10:41 AM

QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 19 2006, 02:03 PM) *
http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/current.html

Suggests that Oct 13th was the date for the MOC release.

Doug


Thanks for the link, Doug. The calendar now lists November 6 as the next MOC release date.

Posted by: ustrax Nov 3 2006, 03:01 PM

Can anyone tell me where can I find the coordinates for http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/publicresults/2005/11/S12-01993p.gif?
From http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/publicresults/S12data.html

Oh yes...I'm cooking something... rolleyes.gif

Posted by: djellison Nov 3 2006, 03:06 PM

The information is here
http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/publicresults/2005/11/S1201993_01994.tab

But the table description which should be here : http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/publicresults/columndescript.html seems to be locked away somewhere.

HOWEVER

it's cached here
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:XxOF0-xx6fkJ:www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/guest/phoenix/columndescript.html+columndescript.html&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a

Doug

Posted by: ustrax Nov 3 2006, 03:24 PM

QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 3 2006, 03:06 PM) *
The information is here


Thanks Doug!
I've been there before but couldn't decipher it without the "key"... rolleyes.gif

No I got it... smile.gif

319.12, center longitude
-32.64, center areographic latitude
319.04, upper left longitude
-32.98, upper left areographic latitude
319.10, upper right longitude
-32.98, upper right areographic latitude
319.14, lower left longitude
-32.29, lower left areographic latitude
319.20, lower right longitude
-32.29, lower right areographic latitude

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Nov 3 2006, 03:34 PM

QUOTE (ustrax @ Nov 3 2006, 07:01 AM) *
Can anyone tell me where can I find the coordinates for http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/publicresults/2005/11/S12-01993p.gif?

Don't know the coordinates, but I recognize that as the very well-known Ustrax Planum region. The circular feature at the bottom of the image is Djellison crater. Do a http://images.google.pt/images?q=ustrax&svnum=10&hl=pt-PT&lr=&start=42&sa=N&filter=0 in Portugese and you'll find it. It's on the third and last page. biggrin.gif

Posted by: ustrax Nov 3 2006, 03:47 PM

QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Nov 3 2006, 03:34 PM) *
Don't know the coordinates, but I recognize that as the very well-known Ustrax Planum region. The circular feature at the bottom of the image is Djellison crater. Do a http://images.google.pt/images?q=ustrax&svnum=10&hl=pt-PT&lr=&start=42&sa=N&filter=0 in Portugese and you'll find it. It's on the third and last page. biggrin.gif


Man! You just spoiled the surprise! mad.gif
tongue.gif

Oh...Silly silly me... rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Nirgal Nov 8 2006, 02:02 PM

QUOTE (monitorlizard @ Oct 20 2006, 11:41 AM) *
Thanks for the link, Doug. The calendar now lists November 6 as the next MOC release date.



Anyone know if it's released already ?
I could not find the MOC gallery update on the MSSS site ...

Posted by: djellison Nov 29 2006, 12:07 PM

Well - the update was pushed and pushed to Nov 27th....today is the first day at which the date is later than the published data release date.....but I still see nothing new.

Doug

Posted by: OWW Nov 29 2006, 10:37 PM

With MGS dead, maybe they want to release the remaining images all in one go. blink.gif

Posted by: monitorlizard Dec 1 2006, 09:41 PM

I'm wondering if there may have been a workforce reduction at Malin Space Systems when the latest MGS mission extension was funded. It's not all that unusual to reduce funding for a new mission extension, ostensibly because of operating efficiencies developed during previous mission extensions. Just a guess, though. It would have been unrelated to the probable loss of MGS.

I also noticed that there have been no new MRO context camera (also MSSS) images released since October 16.

Posted by: tedstryk Dec 2 2006, 12:58 AM

It also may be that the scramble to recover the spacecraft, especially in the first weeks of November, as well as the first regular operations of CTX and MARCI, took a lot of the manpower away from preparing the release.

Posted by: djellison Dec 2 2006, 08:13 AM

I thought that - but then why would engineering activity affect the release of previously taken science data. The last one owas May 11th, so the next should have been Nov 11th really. And CTX/MARCI data taking again, shouldn't really have got in the way of this new release either as the processing and release of thata up until conjunction would have been funded with the previous extension.

I don't mind it being late - but it's frustrating to see the PDS Imaging node report one date, then push it, then push it again, then we sail right past it without the data. I would rather they stuffed the release date out to mid Decmeber and release it when they say they will.

Doug

Posted by: tedstryk Dec 2 2006, 02:12 PM

I am not sure of the answer to this, but it lies in whether or not it is the same people doing both types of work. If it is, it is easy to see how they might be pulled away. If not, it doesn't answer the mystery.

Posted by: OWW Dec 18 2006, 01:30 PM

What's up at msss? It's been over two months and no new CTX imagery released? Maybe because of the gully/crater release last week? blink.gif

Posted by: mcaplinger Dec 19 2006, 03:58 AM

QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 2 2006, 12:13 AM) *
I don't mind it being late - but it's frustrating to see the PDS Imaging node report one date, then push it, then push it again, then we sail right past it without the data. I would rather they stuffed the release date out to mid Decmeber and release it when they say they will.

The data was delivered to PDS on schedule and has been on the PDS website for quite some time. Did you try looking there? Note the volumes for S11-S16 at the bottom of the page.

http://pdsimg.jpl.nasa.gov/Admin/resources/cd_mgs.html#mgsMOCDSDP

The MOC Gallery update has been delayed, but so, it seems, has the USGS web access. You should note that the Gallery has always been a pro bono effort. I don't know what the status of the USGS pages is.

Posted by: tedstryk Dec 19 2006, 11:54 AM

Thanks! It's there.

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