CLEMENTINE HIRES 750-nm MOSAIC

Clementine HiRes 750-nm Mosaics

Information and Browser for CD Volume CL_6018

This CD is part of a 20 volume set that contains the 750-nm "Clementine HiRes Mosaic" of Earth's Moon covering sub-polar latitudes from 80 deg S to 80 deg N, and the poles above 80 deg. The HiRes mosaics use images from the Clementine HiRes camera taken with the 750 nm ("D") filter. The sub-polar mosaics are mapped in the sinusoidal equal-area projection at a resolution of 20 meters per pixel, while the HiRes polar mosaics employ the stereographic projection at a scale of about 30 meters per pixel at the pole.

The sub-polar mosaics are organized into twelve 30-deg wide longitude zones and two latitude zones of 80 deg extent, which defines 24 grids. This organization mirrors that of the Clementine UV/Vis basemap (CD-ROM volumes CL_3001-3015, available from the PDS), which provides the geometric control for the HiRes mosaics. Generally, the data products from a single grid fill a single CD, although where feasible the two latitude zones were combined into a single CD. The table shown below summarizes the contents of each CD volume.

LONGITUDE (deg E)
0-30 30-60 60-90 90-120 120-150 150-180 180-210 210-240 240-270 270-300 300-330 330-360
0N-80N CL_6001 CL_6003 CL_6005 CL_6006 CL_6007 CL_6008 CL_6009 CL_6010 CL_6012 CL_6014 CL_6016 CL_6018
80S-0S CL_6002 CL_6004 CL_6011 CL_6013 CL_6015 CL_6017

The mosaics of each grid are tiled into convenient strips of approximately 1.75 deg latitude extent (2653 lines) and widths correponding to the tile's valid data extent, usually no more than about 300 pixels.

The HiRes mosaics are geometrically and photometrically tied to the UV/Vis Basemap Mosaic, which is a radiometrically and geometrically controlled, photometrically modeled global image mosaic compiled using images from the 750 nanometer filter observations of the Clementine Ultraviolet / Visible camera. The basemap mosaic is mapped in the Sinusoidal Equal-Area projection at a resolution of 100 meters per pixel.

A detailed description of the Clementine HiRes Mosaic with information about the organization and compilation of the database is provided in the file volinfo.htm . Please refer to this document for more information.

The image files are organized according to NASA's PDS standards. An image file (tile) comprises a PDS labeled file containing an "image object". Software tools such as ISIS enable users to manipulate the images. ISIS may be obtained from the USGS Astrogeology Team.

Internet resources (only useful with internet link):

Browse the Image Collection on this CD

You can view browse versions (reduced resolution images) of the mosaic tiles on this CD with UV/Vis basemap context with a graphics-based interface.

Image Display for Full Resolution Image Products

In addition to displaying reduced resolution 'browse' images, the text based interface also permits display of full resolution image products using a web-browser helper application. The program NASAView can be used for this purpose. NASAView is a PDS product display tool that runs on multiple platforms with a common graphical user interface. See the PDS Home Page for more information on NASAView and it's availability (http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/). Once NASAView is installed on your system, it can be incorporated with your web browser as a helper application. Refer to your particular web browser documentation for information on helper applications.

CD Volume and Directory Structure

The CD contents and directory structure are presented below. Directories (folders) are indicated by boldface type. Documentation and other ancillary support files may be viewed by selecting (clicking) the desired filename. Detailed documentation regarding the Clementine HiRes Mosaic are available in the aareadme.txt (top level directory) and volinfo (document directory) files.

Top level CD directory:

The following directories contain individual Clementine HiRes DIM data products (tiles):
document directory:
catalog directory:
index directory: