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  xmlns:pds="http://pds.nasa.gov/pds4/pds/v1" 
  xmlns:cart="http://pds.nasa.gov/pds4/cart/v1" 
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  <Identification_Area>
    <logical_identifier>urn:nasa:pds:mgs_mola_topography_derived:data_megdr_polar:megc_s_256</logical_identifier>
    <version_id>1.0</version_id>
    <title>MGS MOLA MEGDR product: megc_s_256</title>
    <information_model_version>1.23.0.0</information_model_version>
    <product_class>Product_Observational</product_class>
    <Citation_Information>
      <publication_year>2026</publication_year>
      <description>This data product accompanies the topographic and shape maps of the south pole of Mars at a resolution of 256 pixels per degree. It contains the number of observations per pixel that have been used to produce the data products. The map is in the form of a binary table.</description>
      <List_Author>
        <Person>
          <contributor_type>Producer</contributor_type>
          <given_name>David E.</given_name>
          <family_name>Smith</family_name>
          <Affiliation>
            <organization_name>Goddard Space Flight Center, MOLA Team</organization_name>
          </Affiliation>
        </Person>
        <Person>
          <contributor_type>DataCurator</contributor_type>
          <given_name>Madison N.</given_name>
          <family_name>Hughes</family_name>
          <Affiliation>
            <organization_name>Washington University in St. Louis</organization_name>
          </Affiliation>
        </Person>
      </List_Author>
    </Citation_Information>
    <Modification_History>
      <Modification_Detail>
        <modification_date>2026-08-25</modification_date>
        <version_id>1.0</version_id>
        <description>Initial PDS4 version</description>
      </Modification_Detail>
    </Modification_History>
  </Identification_Area>
  <Observation_Area>
    <Time_Coordinates>
      <start_date_time>1997-09-15T19:10:00.000Z</start_date_time>
      <stop_date_time>2001-06-30T11:10:40.000Z</stop_date_time>
    </Time_Coordinates>
    <Investigation_Area>
      <name>Mars Global Surveyor</name>
      <type>Mission</type>
      <Internal_Reference>
        <lid_reference>urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.mars_global_surveyor</lid_reference>
        <reference_type>data_to_investigation</reference_type>
      </Internal_Reference>
    </Investigation_Area>
    <Observing_System>
      <name>MOLA</name>
      <Observing_System_Component>
        <name>The Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft</name>
        <type>Host</type>
        <Internal_Reference>
          <lid_reference>urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.mgs</lid_reference>
          <reference_type>is_instrument_host</reference_type>
        </Internal_Reference>
      </Observing_System_Component>
      <Observing_System_Component>
        <name>Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter</name>
        <type>Instrument</type>
        <Internal_Reference>
          <lid_reference>urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:mgs.mola</lid_reference>
          <reference_type>is_instrument</reference_type>
        </Internal_Reference>
      </Observing_System_Component>
    </Observing_System>
    <Target_Identification>
      <name>Mars</name>
      <type>Planet</type>
      <Internal_Reference>
        <lid_reference>urn:nasa:pds:context:target:planet.mars</lid_reference>
        <reference_type>data_to_target</reference_type>
      </Internal_Reference>
    </Target_Identification>
    <Mission_Area>
      <msn:Mission_Information>
        <msn:Orbital_Mission>
          <msn:start_orbit_number>3</msn:start_orbit_number>
          <msn:stop_orbit_number>20333</msn:stop_orbit_number>
        </msn:Orbital_Mission>
      </msn:Mission_Information>
    </Mission_Area>
    <Discipline_Area>  
      <cart:Cartography>
        <Local_Internal_Reference>
          <local_identifier_reference>gridded_image</local_identifier_reference>
          <local_reference_type>cartography_parameters_to_image_object</local_reference_type>
        </Local_Internal_Reference>        
        <cart:Spatial_Reference_Information>
          <cart:Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition>
            <cart:Planar>
              <cart:Map_Projection>
                <cart:map_projection_name>Polar Stereographic</cart:map_projection_name>
                <cart:Polar_Stereographic>
                  <cart:longitude_of_central_meridian unit="deg">0</cart:longitude_of_central_meridian>
                  <cart:latitude_of_projection_origin unit="deg">-90</cart:latitude_of_projection_origin>
                </cart:Polar_Stereographic>
              </cart:Map_Projection>
              <cart:Planar_Coordinate_Information>
                <cart:planar_coordinate_encoding_method>Coordinate Pair</cart:planar_coordinate_encoding_method>
                <cart:Coordinate_Representation>
                  <cart:pixel_resolution_x unit="km/pixel">0.23</cart:pixel_resolution_x>
                  <cart:pixel_resolution_y unit="km/pixel">0.23</cart:pixel_resolution_y>
                  <cart:pixel_scale_x unit="pixel/deg">256</cart:pixel_scale_x>
                  <cart:pixel_scale_y unit="pixel/deg">256</cart:pixel_scale_y>
                </cart:Coordinate_Representation>
              </cart:Planar_Coordinate_Information>             
            </cart:Planar>
            <cart:Geodetic_Model>
              <cart:latitude_type>Planetocentric</cart:latitude_type>
              <cart:a_axis_radius unit="km">3376.2</cart:a_axis_radius>
              <cart:b_axis_radius unit="km">3376.2</cart:b_axis_radius>
              <cart:c_axis_radius unit="km">3376.2</cart:c_axis_radius>
              <cart:longitude_direction>Positive East</cart:longitude_direction>
              <cart:coordinate_system_type>Body-fixed Rotating</cart:coordinate_system_type>
              <cart:coordinate_system_name>PLANETOCENTRIC</cart:coordinate_system_name>
            </cart:Geodetic_Model>
          </cart:Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition>
        </cart:Spatial_Reference_Information>
      </cart:Cartography>
      <disp:Display_Settings>
        <Local_Internal_Reference>
          <local_identifier_reference>gridded_image</local_identifier_reference>
          <local_reference_type>display_settings_to_array</local_reference_type>
        </Local_Internal_Reference>
        <disp:Display_Direction>
          <disp:horizontal_display_axis>Sample</disp:horizontal_display_axis>
          <disp:horizontal_display_direction>Left to Right</disp:horizontal_display_direction>
          <disp:vertical_display_axis>Line</disp:vertical_display_axis>
          <disp:vertical_display_direction>Top to Bottom</disp:vertical_display_direction>
        </disp:Display_Direction>
      </disp:Display_Settings>
      <geom:Geometry>
        <geom:Geometry_Orbiter>
          <geom:geometry_reference_time_utc>1999-08-08T03:10:20.000Z</geom:geometry_reference_time_utc>
          <geom:geometry_start_time_utc>1997-09-15T19:10:00.000Z</geom:geometry_start_time_utc>
          <geom:geometry_stop_time_utc>2001-06-30T11:10:40.000Z</geom:geometry_stop_time_utc>
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            <geom:Central_Body_Identification><geom:name>Mars</geom:name></geom:Central_Body_Identification>           
            <geom:Coordinate_System_Identification>
              <geom:coordinate_system_type>Planetocentric</geom:coordinate_system_type>
              <geom:Coordinate_System_Origin_Identification>
                <geom:name>Mars</geom:name>
              </geom:Coordinate_System_Origin_Identification>
              <geom:Reference_Frame_Identification>
                <geom:name>IAU2000_MARS</geom:name>
              </geom:Reference_Frame_Identification>
            </geom:Coordinate_System_Identification>
          </geom:Orbiter_Identification>
        </geom:Geometry_Orbiter>
      </geom:Geometry>
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  </Observation_Area>
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    <File>
      <file_name>megc_s_256.img</file_name>
      <creation_date_time>2006-09-28T01:00:00</creation_date_time>
    </File>
    <Array_2D_Image>
      <local_identifier>gridded_image</local_identifier>
      <offset unit="byte">0</offset>
      <axes>2</axes>
      <axis_index_order>Last Index Fastest</axis_index_order>
      <Element_Array>
        <data_type>UnsignedByte</data_type>
      </Element_Array>
      <Axis_Array>
        <axis_name>Line</axis_name>
        <elements>11520</elements>
        <sequence_number>1</sequence_number>
      </Axis_Array>
      <Axis_Array>
        <axis_name>Sample</axis_name>
        <elements>11520</elements>
        <sequence_number>2</sequence_number>
      </Axis_Array>
    </Array_2D_Image>
  </File_Area_Observational>
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    <File>
      <file_name>megc_s_256.lbl</file_name>
    </File>
    <Stream_Text>
      <offset unit="byte">0</offset>
      <parsing_standard_id>PDS3</parsing_standard_id>
      <description>Original PDS3 label.</description>
      <record_delimiter>Carriage-Return Line-Feed</record_delimiter>
    </Stream_Text>
  </File_Area_Observational_Supplemental>
  <File_Area_Observational_Supplemental>
    <File>
      <file_name>megc_s_256.hdr</file_name>
    </File>
    <Stream_Text>
      <offset unit="byte">0</offset>
      <parsing_standard_id>7-Bit ASCII Text</parsing_standard_id>
      <description> The ENVI header is a separate ASCII file that includes basic image data file characteristics. 
        ENVI will read both files and use the map projection information in the header file to correctly display
        the image. The header files are provided because ENVI is not able to import the map projection information 
        directly from the MEGDR image labels. 
      </description>
      <record_delimiter>Carriage-Return Line-Feed</record_delimiter>
    </Stream_Text>
  </File_Area_Observational_Supplemental>
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