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This page lists identified foundational data products for Mercury. These data are updated as the maintainers become aware of either new products or updated information about an existing product. This page was last updated .

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Identified Foundational Data Products

Product name	Product type	Horizontal accuracy	Vertical accuracy	Resolution	Coverage	Status	Offline formats	Online formats	Data producer	Data provider	References
HgM008	Gravity	N/A	N/A	16ppd	Global	Current	IMG	?	GSFC	GSFC PDS	Citation: Genova, Goossens & al., 2019 Genova, A., Goossens, S., Mazarico, E., Lemoine, F., Neumann, G., Kuang, W., Sabaka, T., Hauck II, S., Smith, D., Solomon, S. & Zuber, M. (2019). Geodetic Evidence That Mercury Has A Solid Inner Core. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(7). 3625–3633. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081135
MLA Derived Geodetic Parameters	Geodetic Coordinate Reference Frame (or Proxy)	?	?	300kmpp	Global	Current	IMG	?	Zuber, et al.	unknown	Citation: Zuber, Smith & al., 2012 Zuber, M., Smith, D., Phillips, R., Solomon, S., Neumann, G., Hauck, S., Peale, S., Barnouin, O., Head, J., Johnson, C., Lemoine, F., Mazarico, E., Sun, X., Torrence, M., Freed, A., Klimczak, C., Margot, J., Oberst, J., Perry, M., McNutt, R., Balcerski, J., Michel, N., Talpe, M. & Yang, D. (2012). Topography of the Northern Hemisphere of Mercury from MESSENGER Laser Altimetry. Science, 336(6078). 217–220. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1218805
Mariner 10 Derived DEM	Elevation	~20km	?	300kmpp	Regional	Superseded	?	?	Cook et al.	unknown	Citation: Cook & Robinson, 2000 Cook, A. & Robinson, M. (2000). Mariner 10 stereo image coverage of Mercury. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105. 9429–9444. https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JE001135
MESSENGER MDIS Global DEM	Elevation	?	?	64ppd / 655mpp	Global	Current	[GeoTiff IMG JPEG2000 Cube]	?	[USGS APL Carnegie Science]	PDS USGS	Citation: Becker, Robinson & al., 2016 Becker, K., Robinson, M., Becker, T., Weller, L., Edmundson, K., Neumann, G., Perry, M. & Solomon, S. (2016). First Global Digital Elevation Model of Mercury.
MESSENGER North Polar MLA Derived DEM V2	Elevation	?	?	250mpp	75N - 90N	Current	[IMG JPEG2000]	?	GSFC	PDS	Citation: Solomon, McNutt & al., 2007 Solomon, S., McNutt, R., Gold, R. & Domingue, D. (2007). MESSENGER Mission Overview. Space Science Reviews, 131(1). 3–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9247-6
MESSENGER North Polar MLA Derived DEM V1	Elevation	?	?	2.66kmpp	18S - 90N (Partial)	Partially Superseded	[IMG JPEG2000]	?	GSFC	unknown	Citation: Solomon, McNutt & al., 2007 Solomon, S., McNutt, R., Gold, R. & Domingue, D. (2007). MESSENGER Mission Overview. Space Science Reviews, 131(1). 3–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9247-6
MESSENGER DEM H03 Quad	Elevation	45m	30m	220mpp	Quad	Current	[IMG JPEG2000]	?	DLR	PDS	Citation: Preusker, Oberst & al., 2017 Preusker, F., Oberst, J., Stark, A., Matz, K., Gwinner, K. & Roatsch, T. (2017). High-Resolution Topography from MESSENGER Orbital Stereo Imaging - The H3 Quadrangle “Shakespeare”.
MESSENGER DEM H05 Quad	Elevation	?	35m	220mpp	Quad	Current	[IMG JPEG2000]	?	DLR	PDS	Citation: Stark, Preusker & al., 2017 Stark, A., Preusker, F., Oberst, J., Matz, K., Gwinner, K. & Roatsch, T. (2017). High-Resolution Topography from MESSENGER Orbital Stereo Imaging - The H5 Quadrangle “Hokusai”.
MESSENGER DEM H06 Quad	Elevation	55m	30m	220mpp	Quad	Current	[IMG JPEG2000]	?	DLR	PDS	Citation: Preusker, Stark & al., 2017 Preusker, F., Stark, A., Oberst, J., Matz, K., Gwinner, K., Roatsch, T. & Watters, T. (2017). Toward high-resolution global topography of Mercury from MESSENGER orbital stereo imaging: A prototype model for the H6 (Kuiper) quadrangle. Planetary and Space Science, 142. 26–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2017.04.012
MESSENGER DEM H07 Quad	Elevation	?	35m	220mpp	Quad	Current	[IMG JPEG2000]	?	DLR	PDS	Citation: Oberst, Preusker & al., 2017 Oberst, J., Preusker, F., Stark, A., Matz, K., Gwinner, K. & Roatsch, T. (2017). High-Resolution Topography from MESSENGER Orbital Stereo Imaging - The H7 Quadrangle “Beethoven”.
Fassett Regional DEMs	Elevation	50-250m (See reference)	10m (See reference)	See reference	Regional	Current	[GeoTiff IMG]	?	Fassett et al.	USGS	Citation: Fassett, 2016 Fassett, C. (2016). Ames stereo pipeline-derived digital terrain models of Mercury from MESSENGER stereo imaging. Planetary and Space Science, 134. 19 – 28. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2016.10.001 Citation: Fassett, 2018 Fassett, C. (2018). Mercury DTMs. http://www.calebfassett.com/mercurydtms/. Retrieved from http://www.calebfassett.com/mercurydtms/
ASU Regional DEMs	Elevation	70-380m (See reference)	2-255m (See reference)	See reference	Regional	Current	[GeoTiff IMG]	?	ASU	PDS	Citation: Manheim, Henriksen & al., 2017 Manheim, M., Henriksen, M., Robinson, M. & Messenger Team (2017). High-Resolution Local-Area Digital Elevation Models and Derived Products for Mercury from MESSENGER Images.
Mariner 10 Mosaic	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaics	~20km	?	1kmpp	Regional	Superseded	[IMG]	?	ASU	ASU	Citation: Robinson, Davies & al., 1999 Robinson, M., Davies, M., Colvin, T. & Edwards, K. (1999). A revised control network for Mercury. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 104(E12). 30847–30852. https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JE001081
Regional Orthoimages	Absolutely Controlled Orthoimages	70-380m (See reference)	2-255m (See reference)	See reference	Regional	Current	[GeoTiff IMG]	?	ASU	PDS	Citation: Manheim, Henriksen & al., 2017 Manheim, M., Henriksen, M., Robinson, M. & Messenger Team (2017). High-Resolution Local-Area Digital Elevation Models and Derived Products for Mercury from MESSENGER Images.
Mercury MESSENGER MDIS Global Basemap BDR	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaic	?	?	256ppd / 166mpp	Global	Current	[GeoTiff IMG]	WMS	ACTC	PDS	Citation: Murchie, Mick & al., 2017 Murchie, S., Mick, A., Prockter, L., E. Guinness, A. & Ward, J. (2017). Messenger: MDIS CDR/RDR Software Interface Specification (1.2.23). John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Retrieved from https://pdsimage2.wr.usgs.gov/data/mess-h-mdis-5-rdr-rtm-v1.0/MSGRMDS_8001/DOCUMENT/MDIS_CDR_RDRSIS.PDF
MESSENGER Wide Angle Map-Projected Regional Targeted Mosaic	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaics	?	?	591ppd / 72mpp	Regional	Current	IMG	?	ACTC	PDS	Citation: Murchie, Mick & al., 2017 Murchie, S., Mick, A., Prockter, L., E. Guinness, A. & Ward, J. (2017). Messenger: MDIS CDR/RDR Software Interface Specification (1.2.23). John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Retrieved from https://pdsimage2.wr.usgs.gov/data/mess-h-mdis-5-rdr-rtm-v1.0/MSGRMDS_8001/DOCUMENT/MDIS_CDR_RDRSIS.PDF
MESSENGER MDIS NAC/WAC Mosaics (By Mercury Quad / BDR Data)	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaics	?	?	256ppd / 166mpp	Global	Current	IMG	?	ACTC	PDS	Citation: Murchie, Mick & al., 2017 Murchie, S., Mick, A., Prockter, L., E. Guinness, A. & Ward, J. (2017). Messenger: MDIS CDR/RDR Software Interface Specification (1.2.23). John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Retrieved from https://pdsimage2.wr.usgs.gov/data/mess-h-mdis-5-rdr-rtm-v1.0/MSGRMDS_8001/DOCUMENT/MDIS_CDR_RDRSIS.PDF
MESSENGER MDIS NAC/WAC High Incidence Angle East Mosaic	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaics	?	?	256ppd / 166mpp	Global	Current	IMG	?	ACTC	PDS	Citation: Murchie, Mick & al., 2017 Murchie, S., Mick, A., Prockter, L., E. Guinness, A. & Ward, J. (2017). Messenger: MDIS CDR/RDR Software Interface Specification (1.2.23). John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Retrieved from https://pdsimage2.wr.usgs.gov/data/mess-h-mdis-5-rdr-rtm-v1.0/MSGRMDS_8001/DOCUMENT/MDIS_CDR_RDRSIS.PDF
MESSENGER MDIS NAC/WAC High Incidence Angle West Mosaic	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaics	?	?	256ppd / 166mpp	Global	Current	IMG	?	ACTC	PDS	Citation: Murchie, Mick & al., 2017 Murchie, S., Mick, A., Prockter, L., E. Guinness, A. & Ward, J. (2017). Messenger: MDIS CDR/RDR Software Interface Specification (1.2.23). John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Retrieved from https://pdsimage2.wr.usgs.gov/data/mess-h-mdis-5-rdr-rtm-v1.0/MSGRMDS_8001/DOCUMENT/MDIS_CDR_RDRSIS.PDF
MESSENGER MDIS NAC/WAC Low Incidence Angle Mosaic	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaics	?	?	256ppd / 166mpp	Global	Current	IMG	?	ACTC	PDS USGS	Citation: Murchie, Mick & al., 2017 Murchie, S., Mick, A., Prockter, L., E. Guinness, A. & Ward, J. (2017). Messenger: MDIS CDR/RDR Software Interface Specification (1.2.23). John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Retrieved from https://pdsimage2.wr.usgs.gov/data/mess-h-mdis-5-rdr-rtm-v1.0/MSGRMDS_8001/DOCUMENT/MDIS_CDR_RDRSIS.PDF
MESSENGER MDIS 3-Color Map Projected Mosaic	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaic	?	?	64ppd	Global	Current	IMG	?	ACTC	PDS USGS	Citation: Denevi, Seelos & al., 2016 Denevi, B., Seelos, F., Ernst, C., Keller, M., Chabot, N., Murchie, S., Domingue, D., Hash, C. & Blewett, D. (2016). Final Calibration and Multispectral Map Products from the Mercury Dual Imaging System Wide-Angle Camera.
MESSENGER MDIS 5-Color Map Projected Multispectral Mosaic	Absolutely Controlled Orthomosaic	?	?	128ppd / 332mpp	Global	Current	IMG	?	ACTC	PDS USGS	Citation: Denevi, Seelos & al., 2016 Denevi, B., Seelos, F., Ernst, C., Keller, M., Chabot, N., Murchie, S., Domingue, D., Hash, C. & Blewett, D. (2016). Final Calibration and Multispectral Map Products from the Mercury Dual Imaging System Wide-Angle Camera.