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Mars 2020: SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals)

Nov. 27, 2023. Mars 2020 Release 8 includes new SHERLOC data from sols 780 through 899, April 30, 2023 through August 31, 2023.  See the Release Notes for details.

The Mars 2020 SHERLOC instrument searches for minerals, organic molecules, and potential biosignatures using spectrometers, a laser, and a camera. SHERLOC is mounted on the turret at the end of the robotic arm.

SHERLOC Release Notes

SHERLOC Release Notes contain information about the archive and errata, if any. They are updated with each release.

Collections in the SHERLOC Archive Bundle

Introduction to the SHERLOC Archive Bundle (readme.txt)
SHERLOC Bundle Root Directory
SHERLOC Document collection
SHERLOC Raw Spectroscopy data collection
SHERLOC Intermediate Spectroscopy data collection
SHERLOC Processed Spectroscopy data collection
SHERLOC ACI image data collection (at the CIS Node)
SHERLOC WATSON image data collection (at the CIS Node)
Mars 2020 Mission Camera Document collection (secondary member)
Mars 2020 Mission Camera Calibration collection (secondary member)
Mars 2020 Mission Miscellaneous collection (secondary member)

Documentation

Readme.txt gives a high-level overview of the SHERLOC Bundle.

The SHERLOC Bundle Software Interface Specification (SIS)  describes the contents, format, and structure of the bundle. Users who are unfamiliar with PDS archives should read this first.

The SHERLOC PDS User Guide summarizes information from other documents that is likely to be most useful to the science user.

The SHERLOC EDR SIS and SHERLOC RDR SIS describe the data products generated by the SHERLOC instrument suite, including how they are processed and labeled. The SISs are detailed documents intended for use in mission operations as well as by science users of the archive.

Tools

MSL ANB Mars 2020 Analyst's Notebook  - This PDS Geosciences Node tool provides access to Perseverance data in the context of mission operations -- by sol, location, instrument, and other criteria.
   
  PDS4 Viewer - This standalone tool displays PDS4-labeled images and tables. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. Source code and Python library also available.

 

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