Planetary Data System Atmospheres Discipline Node.

The Planetary Data System (PDS) is NASA’s long-term archive and distribution vehicle for planetary science data from spacecraft missions, Earth-based observations, and laboratory measurements.  The PDS consists of seven discipline nodes located at different universities and research centers; the Atmospheres Node is located in the Astronomy Department at New Mexico State University.  Dr. Reta Beebe is the Atmospheres Node Principal Investigator (as well as the PDS Project Scientist), and I am the Deputy Principal Investigator for the Atmospheres Node (ATMOS).  At ATMOS we maintain data sets related to planetary atmospheres from numerous missions, including Cassini, Galileo, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Pathfinder, Pioneer Venus, and Voyager.

Past/Present Students Working on this Project:

Jim Norwood (NMSU graduate student, 6th year)

Mike Sussman (NMSU graduate student, 5th year)

Stephen Bussard (NMSU undergraduate Physics major; PDS College Student Investigator)

Yvonne Torres (NMSU B.S., now working in industry)

Tristan Likes (NMSU undergraduate)

Sean Lindsay (U. Tennessee Knoxville undergraduate, now NMSU 3rd yr graduate student)