The goal of the MER PORTAL is to ensure that people who have no connection to the mission have what they need to analyze MER data:
- User Guides that enable data analysis
- Links to existing tools and websites relevant to the MER mission and scientific analysis
- Data quality indicators and contextual information
- Visualization and time conversion tools
- An intuitive science-based search with the capability of downloading selected data from the PDS
Developing this PORTAL is a huge undertaking. We’re currently working on Phase I of the project (2022-2026). By the end of 2026, the PORTAL should have:
- Instrument Descriptions, aimed at graduate students and upper-level undergrads
- Data Analysis User Guides, aimed at experienced researchers who are new to MER data analysis
- The Guide to Mars through the eyes of Spirit and Opportunity, to teach everyone how to identify geologic and atmospheric phenomena in MER images
- Undergraduate-level lesson plans based on the Guide to Mars through the eyes of Spirit and Opportunity
- Links to existing tools and websites relevant to the MER mission and scientific analysis
We’re also doing the behind-the-scenes development necessary for our science-based data search function, which we’re hoping to produce in Phase 2 of the project.
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