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NASA Conference Publication 2343 NASA-CP-2343-PT-I 19840026295 Part 1 Planetary Data Workshop Proceedings of a workshop held at Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,. Maryland November 29-December 1, 1983 NI_A NASA Conference Publication 2343 Part 1 Planetary Data Workshop Hugh H. Kieffer, Chairman NASA Office of Space Science and Applications Washington, D.C. Proceedings of a workshop held at Goddard Space Hight Center Greenbelt, Maryland November 29-December l, 1983 N/_A National Aeronautics and Space Administration ScientificandTechnical Information Branch 1984 Contributing Authors Hugh Kieffer U.S. Geological Survey Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University William A° Baum Lowell Observatory Larry Bolef Washington University Larry H. Brace Goddard Space Flight Center Roger N. Clark University of Colorado Randal Davis University of Colorado Richard Elphic University of California - Los Angeles John Pearl Goddard Space Flight Center Chris Russell University of California - Los Angeles Stephen R. Saunders Jet Propulsion Laboratory Richard A. Simpson Stanford University William Smythe Jet Propulsion Laboratory Laurence A. Soderblom California Institute of Technology I. A. Stewart University of Colorado R. J. Walker University of California - Los Angeles Charles Acton Jet Propulsion Laboratory Isadore Adler University of Maryland Joseph K. Alexander Goddard Space Flight Center Donald E. Anderson Naval Research Laboratory Donald L. Anderson Arizona State University John Anderson Jet Propulsion Laboratory Daniel Baker Los Alamos National Laboratory Edwin S. Barker McDonald Observatory Reta F. Beebe New Mexico State University Jay T. Bergstralh Jet Propulsion Laboratory Michael L. Bielefield Space Telescope Science Institute A. Lyle Broadfoot University of Arizona James Brown Donald B. Campbell Arecibo Observatory G. R. Carignan University of Michigan Ara Chutjian Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pamela E. Clark Jet Propulsion Laboratory Neal Cline University of California - Los Angeles Thomas Cravens University of Michigan G. Edward Danielson California Institute of Technology Merton E. Davies Rand Corporation Imke DePater Lunar and Planetary Laboratory John Dickel University of Illinois Thomas Duxbury Jet Propulsion Laboratory E. Eliason U.S. Geological Survey Nancy Evans Science Applications Incorporated Elizabeth Feinler SRI International Paul D. Feldman Johns Hopkins University Peter Ford Massachusetts Institute of Technology iii ...... • ...... T Dave Fulker National Center for Atmospheric Research James Garvin Brown University Lawrence P. Giver NASA, Ames Research Center, Rob Gold Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University Jonathan Gradie Cornell University James Green NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center Samuel Gulkis Jet Propulsion Laboratory Carole Hamilton Jet Propulsion Laboratory John K. Harmon Arecibo Observatory Christopher Hartsough Jet Propulsion Laboratory James W. Head, III Brown University Kent H. Hills National Space Science Data Center Garry Hunt Imperial College, London, England Garrett Jernigan University of California - Berkeley Ken Johnson EROS Data Center Torrance Johnson Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ray Jurgens Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ralph Kahn Cornell University Michael Kaiser NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Joseph H. King National Space Science Data Center Arvydas Kliore Jet Propulsion Laboratory Charles Klose Jet Propulsion Laboratory Robert Kraus University of Wisconsin William S. Kurth University of Iowa Arthur L. Lane Jet Propulsion Laboratory Alan J. Lazarus Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dale Lumb NASA/Ames Research Center William C. Maguire NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Beth Martin Jet Propulsion Laboratory Michael D. Martin Jet Propulsion Laboratory Terry Martin Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dennis L. Matson Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mark S. McDonagh NASA Headquarters G. E. McGill University of Massachusetts Joel A. Mosher Jet Propulsion Laboratory Peter Mouginis-Mark University of Hawaii Duane Muhleman California Institute of Technology Andrew Nagy University of Michigan Robert Nelson Jet Propulsion Laboratory Glenn S. Orton Jet Propulsion Laboratory Steven Ostro Cornell University Albert J. Pallman St. Louis University Frank Don Palluconi Jet Propulsion Laboratory Stanton J. Peale University of California - Santa Barbara Alan R. Peterfreund Brown University Gordon Pettengill Massachusetts Institute of Technology iv Donna Peuquet University of California - Santa Barbara Rick Pomphrey Jet Propulsion Laboratory Robert Reasenberg Massachusetts Institute of Technology Edward Rothe NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Ryan Sanders University of Colorado Don Sawyer National Space Science Data Center Gerald G. Schaber U.S. Geological Survey A. W. Schardt NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center F. Peter Schloerb University of Massachusetts Peter H. Schultz Lunar and Planetary Institute Peter Shames Space Telescope Science Institute Robert Singer University of Hawaii Bill Sjogren Jet Propulsion Laboratory J. Slavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory Brad Smith University of Arizona Sean Solomon Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michael Spanner Nelson Spencer NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Tom Stevenson Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory Joseph Stoltzfus Jet Propulsion Laboratory Donald Sweetnam Jet Propulsion Laboratory S. P. Synott Jet Propulsion Laboratory Gary Thomas University of Colorado T. W. Thompson Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jim Tillman University of Washington Alan T. Tokunaga University of Hawaii Larry D. Travis NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center G. Leonard Tyler Stanford University Prasad Varanasi State University of New York, Stony Brook Joseph Ververka Cornell University Anthony Villasenor NASA Headquarters Ray J. Wall Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jim Williett Jet Propulsion Laboratory A. T. Young University of Wisconsin V TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ I 1.1 Introductory Statement ........................ I 1.2 The Current State of Planetary Science Analysis 3 1.3 A Search for Solutions ........................ 4 1.3.1 The Pilot Planetary Data System ........ 5 1.3.2 The Planetary Data Survey .............. 5 1.3.3 The Planetary Data Workshop ............ 6 1.3.4 A Planetary Data System (PDS) .......... 7 2. PLANETARY DATA DEFINITION ........................... 9 2.1 Introduction .................................. 9 2.2 Downlink Data Flow ............................ 9 2.3 Data Content Requirements for the PSD ......... 13 2.3.1 Levels of Processing ................... 14 2.3.2 Completeness ........................... 14 2.3.3 Data Compression and Reliability ....... 14 2.3.4 Longevity and Accessibility ............ 15 2.3.5 Update and Change ...................... 16 2.3.6 Documentation .......................... 16 2.3.7 External References .................... 17 3. USER REQUIREMENTS ................................... 18 3.1 Introduction .................................. 18 3.2 Uses and Users ................................ 18 3.3 Data Requirements ............................. 20 3.4 Data Access Requirements ...................... 20 3.4.1 Catalog ................................ 20 3.4.2 Examination ............................ 21 3.4.3 Acquire ................................ 22 3.5 Processing Requirements ....................... 22 3.5.1 Data Manipulation ...................... 23 3.5.2 Statistics ............................. 23 3.5.3 Registration/Resampling ................ 23 3.5.4 Graphic and Image Display .............. 23 3.5.5 Analysis Tools ......................... 24 3.5.6 Recalibration .......................... 24 3.6 User Environment .............................. 24 3.6.1 Uniform Appearance ..................... 24 3.6.2 On-line Help ........................... 25 3.6.3 Off-line Help .......................... 25 3.6.4 Resource Requirements Forecast ......... 25 3.6.5 Display and Hardcopy ................... 25 3.6.6 Large Data Requests .................... 26 3.6.7 Software Transport ..................... 26 vii 4. CONFIGURATION AND IMPLEMENTATION .................... 27 4.1 Introduction .................................. 27 4.2 System Structure Considerations ............... 27 4.2.1 Central Management Center .............. 29 4.2.2 Discipline Centers ..................... 29 4.2.3 Communication/Distribution Network ..... 31 4.3 Management Considerations ..................... 33 4.3.1 Science Advisory Committee ............. 33 4.3.2 Management Center ...................... 33 4.3.3 Discipline Centers ..................... 33 4.3.4 Periodic Review ........................ 34 4.3.5 Resource Allocation .................... 34 4.3.6 Mission Interface ...................... 35 4.4 Implementation Plan ........................... 35 4.4.1 Prioritization of Activities ........... 35 4.4.2 Scientist Involvement .................. 36 4.4.3 Recovery of Existing Data Sets by Proposal ............................ 36 4.4.4 Revised Flight AO Process .............. 37 4.4.5 Competitive Proposals for Participation in PDS ................... 38 4.4.6 Incorporation of Existing Facilities ... 38 4.4.7 Use of New Technology .................. 38 4.4.8 Standards and Common Software .......... 39 4.5 Funding Issues ................................ 39 4.6 Implementation Schedule ....................... 40 5. IMAGING DATA ........................................ 42 5.1 Introduction .................................. 42 5.2 Elements of a Data Set ........................ 42 5.2.1 Digital Imaging Data ................... 42 5.2.2 Supplimentary