NSSDCA holds a number of digital image models (DIMs) of the planets and satellites. All DIMs listed below are in sinusoidal equal-area projection. The media listed is the storage media at NSSDCA, but the images can be copied onto other media for distribution. Further information on these DIMs is available from the NSSDCA Master Catalog by selecting the highlighted NSSDCA ID.
Digital Image Model Image Size Resolution Storage
Planet or Satellite (pixels) (per pixel) Media NSSDCA ID
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Venus 8347 x 18780 1/52 deg. CD-ROM 89-033B-01E
(2025 m)
Moon 5760 x 11520 1/32 deg. Tape NSD SL-21D
(900 m)
Mars 11520 x 23040 1/64 deg. CD-ROM 75-075A-01f
(930 m) (Vol. 14)
Jupiter Satellites 2880 x 5760 1/16 deg. Tape NSD SL-21E
(Io, Europa, Ganymede, Photo NSD SL-21F
Callisto)
Saturn Satellites 2880 x 5760 1/16 deg. Tape NSD SL-21G
(Mimas, Enceladus, Photo NSD SL-21H
Tethys, Dione,
Iapetus, Rhea)
Uranus Satellites 2880 x 5760 1/16 deg. Tape NSD SL-21I
(Miranda, Ariel, Photo NSD SL-21J
Umbriel, Titania, Tape NSD SL-21K
Oberon) Photo NSD SL-21L
The resolution is given only in degrees/pixel for the outer planet satellites because the value in meters/pixel varies with satellite size. In addition to these, there are images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune on the Voyager CD-ROMs, Volumes 1-5, 9-22.
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