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LROC 26th PDS Data Release

June 16, 2016

The 26th LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired between 2015-12-16 to 2016-03-15. This release contains 64,336 EDR images - totaling  8.2 TB, and 64,336 CDR images - totaling  18.0 TB.

The LROC Team also released several new RDR products:

27 NAC DTMs - PRCLRMPIT01, CARRELIMP01, SOSIGENES01, LUNA20, LUNA20_1, LUNA20_2, TOBIASW, KINGEJECTA, CHAPLYGIN, CHAPLYGIN1, CHAPLYGIN2, FIRSOVSWRL, MONSMORO, HESIODUS, EULERCONES, MONSESAM, MONSESAM1, MONSESAM2, MENELAUS, LASSELLH, HSCARP, HSCARP1, HSCARP2, HSCARP3, HSCARP4, HSCARP5, HSCARP6

1 NAC ROI - KEPLER__LOB

...and 193 NAC Anaglyph products in the EXTRAS directory.

Please review the RDR volume ERRATA.TXT file for complete information on what changed with the volume during this release.

LROC 25th PDS Data Release

March 15, 2016

The 25th LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired between 2015-09-16 to 2015-12-15. This release contains 67,844 EDR images - totaling  8.2 TB, and 67,844 CDR images - totaling  18.0 TB.

The LROC Team also released several new RDR products:

36 NAC DTMs - AESTUUM2, ALDROVANDI, APOLLO17, APOLLO17_1, APOLLO17_2, APOLLO17_3, APOLLO17_4, APOLLO17_5, APOLLO17_6, APOLLO17_7, APOLLO17_8, APOLLO17_9, ARISTPLAT1, BUFFON, BUFFON1, BUFFON2, BUFFON3, CRSIUMHLLS1, EULERCTR, GAUSSW, IMPACTMELT1, KOVALSKIY, MAREMELT1, MESSIER, MESSIER1, MESSIER2, MESSIER3, MOZARTW, OCNSPRCLRM2, OCNSPRCLRM3, OPENHEIMRNE, RIMASHARP, RIMASHARP1, RIMASHARP2, RIMASHARP3, WEBBUMOUND

6 NAC ROIs - SNSAESTMLOA_E065N3519, ORIENTA3LOA_E241S2625, VSCHROTELOA_E264N3094, HRTNSIUSLOA_E080N3333, LINNECTRLOA_E282N0119, LINNECTRHIA_E279N0118

...and 198 NAC Anaglyph products in the EXTRAS directory.

Please review the RDR volume ERRATA.TXT file for complete information on what changed with the volume during this release.

LROC 24th PDS Data Release

December 28, 2015

The 24rd LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired between 2015-06-16 to 2015-09-15. This release contains 67,844 EDR images - totaling  8.9 TB, and 67,844 CDR images - totaling  19.0 TB.

The LROC Team also released several new RDR products:

36 NAC DTMs - COMPTONW, FLAMSTDVNT, FONTENELLEX, FRSHCRATER20, NEWCRATER3, OCNSPRCLRM1, TMAYERIMP, VITELLO2, HPONDS, HPONDS1, HPONDS2, HPONDS3, HPONDS4, HPONDS5, HPONDS6, HPONDS7, HPONDS8, HPONDS9, HPONDS10, HPONDS11, HPONDS12, HPONDS13, HPONDS14, HPONDS15, HPONDS16, HPONDS17, HPONDS18, HPONDS19, HPONDS20, HPONDS21, HPONDS22, HPONDS23, HPONDS24, HPONDS25, HPONDS26, HPONDS27

19 NAC ROIs - NAC_ROI_APOLLO17HIC_E202N0306, NAC_ROI_APOLLO17HID_E202N0309, NAC_ROI_APOLLO17HIA_E201N0303, NAC_ROI_APOLLO17HIB_E202N0312, NAC_ROI_APOLLO17LOA_E201N0308, NAC_ROI_APOLLO17LOC_E205N0306, NAC_ROI_APOLLO17LOB_E206N0304, NAC_ROI_APOLLO11HIB_E006N0235, NAC_ROI_APOLLO16LOA_E090S0155, NAC_ROI_APOLLO15LOB_E259N0038, NAC_ROI_HLNDPONDLOB_E422N1673, NAC_ROI_HLNDPONDLOA_E426N1671, NAC_ROI_PSIDNIUSHIA_E319N0298, NAC_ROI_IMPCT911HIA_E170S3395, NAC_ROI_IMPCT911LOA_E171S3395, NAC_ROI_IMPCT911HIB_E168S3395, NAC_ROI_RIMPARRYLOA_E077S3430, NAC_ROI_RICCIOLILOB_E032S2857, NAC_ROI_INADCALDLOB_E186N0053

2 WAC ROIs - WAC_ROI_NORTH_SUMMER, WAC_ROI_SOUTH_SUMMER

...and 200 NAC Anaglyph products in the EXTRAS directory.

In addition to the new products released, several issues where corrected in previously released RDR products (NAC_DTM, WAC Polar Illumination, WAC North and South Pole Summer Mosaics). See the RDR volume ERRATA.TXT file for complete information on what changed with the volume.

LROC 23rd PDS Data Release

September 16, 2015

The 23rd LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired between 2015-03-16 to 2015-06-15. This release contains 68,542 EDR images - totaling 9.0 TB, and 68,542 CDR images - totaling 18.0 TB.

The LROC Team also released several new RDR products:

23 NAC DTMs - AESTUUM1, ALPHONSUS, ALPHONSUS1, ALPHONSUS2, FRAUNHOFRE, HANNOCTR, HLNDPHOTOM, JEANSU, JENNER, MREEXPLR, NECTRIMI, NECTRIMI1, NECTRIMI2, NECTRIMI3, NECTRIMII, NECTRIMII1, NECTRIMII2, NECTRIMII3, SEPTIMPACT, KARRER1, KARRER2, KARRER3, KARRER

17 NAC ROIs - LUNA_21_HIA_E262N0307, BLAGGCTRLOA_E010N0014, AITKNCTRLOB_E157S1734, KLUTE_W_LOA_E376N2167, BRUCECTRLOA_E015N0004, DANTECRTHIB_E261N1777, DANTECRTHIC_E261N1777, LAPLACEALOA_E434N3330, GRAIL___LOA_E757N3329, MAURYCTRLOA_E371N0396, MITCHELLLOA_E495N0201, HANSTEENLOA_E124S3098, TSIOLKOVLOB_E224S1303, HYGINUS_LOA_E083N0059, RIMASHRPLOA_E440N3087, IMPCT317LOA_E207N3361, RUMKER__LOA_E431N3009

...and 400 NAC Anaglyph products in the EXTRAS directory.

In addition to the new products released, several issues where corrected in previously released RDR products. See the RDR volume ERRATA.TXT file for complete information on what changed with the volume.

LROC 22nd PDS Data Release

June 24, 2015

The 22nd LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired between 2014-12-16 to 2015-03-15. This release contains 67,952 EDR images - totaling 8.6 TB, and 67,952 CDR images - totaling 18 TB.

The LROC Team also released several new RDR products: 2 new NAC Digital Terrain Models (DTM), LOBACHVSKY and GLUSHKO2; and  474 new NAC anaglyph products.

In addition to the new products released, two issues where corrected in previously released RDR products, which resulted in 259 NAC DTM products (out of the 263 previously released) being updated; 111 NAC ROI mosaics (out of 112 previously released) were updated and one NAC ROI (KLUTE_W_LOA) was removed; two NAC Polar mosaics (NAC_POLE_NORTH and NAC_POLE_SOUTH); and five WAC products where updated (WAC_GLOBAL, WAC_GLD100, WAC_CSHADE, WAC_ROI_NEARSIDE_DAWN, WAC_ROI_FARSIDE_DUSK). See the RDR volume ERRATA.TXT file for complete information on what changed with the volume.

LROC 21st PDS Data Release

March 15, 2015

The 21th LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired between 2014-09-16 to 2014-12-15. This release contains 67,534 EDR images - totaling 8.7 TB, and 67,534 CDR images - totaling 18 TB.

The LROC Team also released several new RDR products: 64 WAC Monthly Global Mosaics; WAC Empirically Normalized 7-Band Nearly Global Mosaic; 4 NAC Digital Terrain Models (DTM), GEMIMP1, MARCH17, MAUROLYCS, PITISCUS; and  300 new NAC anaglyph products.

Update (3/17/2015) - A PDF formated NAC Stereo Catalog has been released, located in the DOCUMENTS directory. This file contains all NAC pair and triplet observations that can be used for generating Digital Terrain Models.

LROC 20th PDS Data Release

December 21, 2014

The 19th LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired between 2014-06-16 to 2014-09-15. This release contains 70,759 EDR images - totaling 8.8 TB, and 70,759 CDR images - totaling 19 TB.

The LROC Team also released several new and reprocessed RDR products: 14 NAC Digital Terrain Models (DTM), ARAGO2, BRISBANEZ, CMPTNCRTR, CRISIUMVOLC, FECNDITATS2, FECNDITATS3, HELLCRTR, HENDERSON, LADEE1, LADEE2, MASKELYNE, MNDLSHTMLS, MNDLSHTMTY, RILLERDGE; and  39 new NAC anaglyph products with 63 reprocessed/re-released anaglyph products.

LROC 19th PDS Data Release

September 16, 2014

The 19th LROC Planetary Data System release includes NAC and WAC images acquired between 2014-03-16 to 2014-06-15. This release contains 65,984 EDR images - totaling 8.8 TB, and 65,984 CDR images - totaling 18 TB.

The LROC Team also released several new and reprocessed RDR products: 55 NAC Digital Terrain Models (DTM), including eleven improved NAC DTM products - LASELMASIF1-5 (improved accuracy) , LASELMASIF (expanded mosaic), GRUITHUISE1-5 (improved accuracy); 23 NAC Region of Interest (ROI) mosaics, including ten improved NAC ROI mosaics: ARISTOTLLOA, BOSS_A__LOA, COBRAHD_LOA, COMPBELKLOC, COMPBELKLOD, COMPBELKLOE, COMPBELKLOF, COMPBELKLOG, COMPBELKLOH, GRUITHSNLOB; and  63 NAC anaglyph products (a new Extras product).

LROC 18th PDS Release

July 7, 2014

The 18th LROC Planetary Data System release includes images acquired between 2013-12-16 to 2014-03-15. This release contains 69,569 EDR images - totaling 9.3 TB, and 69,569 CDR images - totaling 19 TB. An additional 16 NAC Digital Terrain Models (DTM) were also released, including an updated version of a previously released product (FEOKTISTOV); a total of 204 NAC DTMs have been released.

LROC 17th PDS Release

March 10, 2014

The 17th LROC Planetary Data System release includes images acquired between 2013-09-16 to 2013-12-15. This release contains 65,014 EDR images - totaling 9 TB, and 63,709 CDR images - totaling 19 TB. The difference of 1305 products between EDR and CDR volumes are a result of an LRO Sun safe event on 2013-331. An additional 18 NAC Digital Terrain Models (DTM) were also released, making a total of 189 NAC DTMs released to date.

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