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MAST Interfaces
MAST provides a variety of interfaces to access its hosted data collections. Tables in this document provide a few-letter code to indicate which interface(s) may be used to access data from a given collection. The following table lists the codes and their meaning.
Interface Code | Description |
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CJ | CasJobs (requires a separate account) |
C.M | Catalogs.MAST |
D | Direct download (usually from a link on a MAST webpage) |
E.M | Exo.MAST |
G | HTTP Get Request |
P | Portal user interface |
PX | Portal Cross-match |
VOT | Virtual Observatory Tables interface |
WF | Custom MAST web form |
Data Collections by Mission
MAST hosts science data from many past NASA missions, as well as a few that are active. The following table shows which interface(s) can be used to access mission data products and other special collections. Active missions are noted. Interface codes are given in the table above.