Data Access

This page offers users direct access to the dataset labels, products and documentation.

Please be aware that all datasets follow a rough naming convention which typically indicates the mission, target body, instrument, and data processing level. This allows experienced users to quickly find the data set(s) they are looking for. A full description of the data set naming convention is provided in the Experiment to Archive Interface Control document, which can be found in the DOCUMENT directory of each data set.

If you don't know which data sets you are looking for, we recommend using the Map-Based or the Advanced Interface, which will allow you to make a targeted search. Access to all data interfaces is always available in the left navigation or across the top of the page. Only publically available datasets are accessible via this FTP service.

Please contact us first if you wish to use our FTP service for batch downloading or mirror functionality. This will allow us to prepare the servers and avoid any potential difficulties that may arise. Please use the link below to the Contact form for this.

The data that is available via FTP is listed below. For more information on the instruments mentioned, have a look at the Solar System Missions pages. Solar System Missions
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Giotto

There are conditions attached to using this data if you plan to publish. Follow the acknowledgement note for more information.

• Dust Impact Detector System (DID) - PI: J.A.M. McDonnell (University of Kent, Canterbury, UK)



• Energetic Particle Analyser (EPA) - PI: S.M.P. McKenna-Lawlor (St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland)



• Radio Science Experiment (GRE) - PI: P. Edenhofer (Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany)



• Halley Multimeter Camera (HMC) - PI: H.U. Keller (MPI, Lindau, Germany)



• Ion Mass Spectrometer (IMS) - PI: H. Balsiger (University of Bern, Switzerland)



• Johnstone Plasma Analyser (JPA) - PI: A. Johnstone (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Holmbury St Mary, UK)



• Magnotometer (MAG) - PI: F.M. Neubauer (University of Cologne, Germany)



• Neutral Mass Spectrometer (NMS) - PI: D. Krankowsky (MPI, Heidelberg, Germany)



• Optical Probe Experiment (OPE) - PI: A. C. Levasseur-Regourd (CNRS, Verrières-le-Buisson, France)



• Particle Impact Analyzer (PIA) - PI: J. Kissel (MPI, Heidelberg, Germany)



• Copernic Plasma Experiment (RPA) - PI: H. Rème (CESR, Toulouse, France)

Huygens

There are conditions attached to using this data if you plan to publish. Follow the link below for more information. Acknowledgement note (Please read and follow)

• Aerosol Collector and Pyrolyzer (ACP) - PI: G. Israel (CNRS, Verrières-le-Buisson, France)



• Descent Imager Spectral Radiometer (DISR) - PI: M. Tomasko (University of Arizona, Tucson, USA)



• Descent Trajectory Working Group (DTWG)



• Doppler Wind Experiment (DWE) - PI: M. K. Bird (Universität Bonn, Germany)



• Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) - PI: H. Niemann (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA)



• Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument (HASI) - PI: M. Fulchignoni (Université Paris VII, Paris, France)



• Huygens Housekeeping Data (Huygens HK Datasets) - PI: O. Witasse (ESOC/ESTEC)



• Surface Science Package (SSP) - PI: J. C. Zarnecki (Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom)

Mars Express

There are conditions attached to using this data if you plan to publish. Follow the link below for more information. Acknowledgement note (Please read and follow)

• Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA-3) - PI: R. Lundin (Swedish Institute of Space Science, Kiruna, Sweden)



• High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) - PI: G. Neukum (Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany)



• Mars Express Radio Science (MaRS) - PI: M. Pätzold (University of Cologne, Germany)



• Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere (MARSIS) - PI: G. Picardi (Universita di Roma 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy)



• Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité (OMEGA) - PI: J.P. Bibring (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, France)



• Planetary Fourier Spectrometer (PFS) - PI: V. Formisano (IFSI-INAF, Rome, Italy)



• Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Mars (SPICAM) - PI: J.L. Bertaux (CNRS, France)



• SPICE - PI: ESA Planetary Science Archive

Rosetta

There are conditions attached to using this data if you plan to publish. Follow the link below for more information. Acknowledgement note (Please read and follow)

Rosetta Orbiter

• Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (ALICE) - PI: S. A. Stern, SwRI, Boulder, Co., United States



• Comet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission (CONSERT) - PI: W. Kofman, LPG, Grenoble, France



• Cometary Secondary Ion Mass Analyser (COSIMA) - PI: Martin Hilchenbach, MPS, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany



• Grain Impact Analyser and Dust Accumulator (GIADA) - PI: L. Colangeli, Oss. Astronomico di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy



• Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System (MIDAS) - PI: W. Riedler, IWF, Graz, Austria



• Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter (MIRO) - PI: S. Gulkis, NASA-JPL, Pasadena, CA., United States



• Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) - PI: H.U. Keller, MPS, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany



• Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis (ROSINA) - PI: JH. Balsiger, University of Bern, Switzerland



• Rosetta Plasma Consortium (RPC) - PI: A. Eriksson, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden; J. Burch, SwRI, San Antonio, TX., United States; K-H Glassmeier, TU Braunschweig, Germany; R. Lundin, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden; J. G. Trotignon, LPCE/CNRS, Orleans, France; C. Carr, Imperial College, United Kingdom



• Radio Science Investigation (RSI) - PI: M. PŠtzold, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany



• Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) - PI: A. Coradini, IFSI, Rome, Italy



• SPICE - PI: ESA Planetary Science Archive

Rosetta Lander

• Alpha X-ray Spectrometer (APXS)



• CIVA (CIVA)



• Comet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission (CONSERT)



• Cometary Sampling and Composition experiment (COSAC)



• MODULUS PTOLEMY (MODULUS PTOLEMY)



• Multi-Purpose Sensors for Surface and Subsurface Science (MUPUS)



• Rosetta Lander Imaging System (ROLIS)



• Rosetta Lander Magnetometer and Plasma Monitor (ROMAP)



• Sample and Distribution Device (SD2)



• Surface Electrical, Seismic and Acoustic Monitoring Experiments (SESAME)



• SPICE - PI: ESA Planetary Science Archive

Venus Express

There are conditions attached to using this data if you plan to publish. Follow the link below for more information. Acknowledgement note (Please read and follow)

• Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA-4) - PI: S. Barabash (IRF, Kiruna, Sweden)



• Magnetometer (MAG) - PI: T. Zhang (OAW, Graz)



• Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Venus (SPICAV) - PI: J-L. Bertaux (Service d'Aeronomie/CNRS)



• SPICAV Solar Occultation at Infrared (SPICAV-SOIR) - PI: J-L. Bertaux (Service d'Aeronomie/CNRS)



• SPICE - PI: ESA Planetary Science Archive



• Venus Express Radio Science (VeRA) - PI: M. Paetzold (University of Cologne)



• Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) - PI: P. Drossart (CNRS/LESIA, Paris) and G. Piccioni (INAF-IASF, Rome)



• Venus Monitoring Camera (VMC) - PI: W. Markiewicz (MPAe, Lindau)

Disclaimer:

Some data sets for the first Venus Express release are still IN LIEN RESOLUTION. This means that the peer review for the data sets is not yet closed, and the data may therefore change in future for the final archive. Please use the data with caution and always in close collaboration with the instrument teams.