Mars Target Encyclopedia (MTE)

This project uses natural language processing to analyze scientific publications for discoveries about named targets from the surface of Mars. It combines information from all publications into a concise encyclopedia entry for each target that collects all known discoveries that relate to the target.

You can access the Mars Target Encyclopedia:

• The latest MTE database (.csv files): https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mte/mte.htm (currently contains information for the Mars Pathfinder, Mars Phoenix Lander, and Mars Exploration Rover missions)
• PDS Analyst's Notebook (go to Search->Targets): https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl/mslbrowser/an3.aspx (Mars Science Laboratory)

If you're interested in installing/running the MTE system to parse publications and generate new database content, see the MTE wiki: https://github.com/wkiri/MTE/wiki

Authors: Kiri Wagstaff, Thamme Gowda, Steven Lu, Karanjeet Singh, Yuan Zhuang

References:

• Kiri L. Wagstaff, Ellen Riloff, Nina L. Lanza, Chris A. Mattmann, and Paul M. Ramirez (2016), "Creating a Mars Target Encyclopedia by Extracting Information from the Planetary Science Literature," AAAI-16 Workshop on Workshop on Knowledge Extraction from Text, http://wkiri.com/research/papers/wagstaff-mte-16.pdf
• Kiri L. Wagstaff, Raymond Francis, Thamme Gowda, You Lu, Ellen Riloff, and Karanjeet Singh (2017), "Mars Target Encyclopedia: Information Extraction for Planetary Science," Third Planetary Data Workshop, Abstract #7031, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/planetdata2017/pdf/7031.pdf
• Kiri L. Wagstaff, Raymond Francis, Thamme Gowda, You Lu, Ellen Riloff, Karanjeet Singh, and Nina L. Lanza (2018), "Mars Target Encyclopedia: Rock and Soil Composition Extracted from the Literature," Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence, p. 7861-7866, http://wkiri.com/research/papers/wagstaff-iaai-mte-18.pdf
• T. C. Stein, R. E. Arvidson, S. J. Van Bommel, K. L. Wagstaff, and F. Zhou (2019), "MSL Analyst's Notebook: Curiosity APXS Concentration Data Integration and Mars Target Encyclopedia and Interface Updates," 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1820, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2019/pdf/1820.pdf
• Thomas C. Stein, Raymond E. Arvidson, Kiri L. Wagstaff, and Feng Zhou (2019), "MSL Analyst's Notebook: Improved Connections between Targets, Data, and Published Literature," Fourth Planetary Data Workshop, Abstract #7027, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/planetdata2019/pdf/7027.pdf
• Kiri L. Wagstaff, Raymond Francis, Matthew Golombek, Steven Lu, Ellen Riloff, Leslie Tamppari, and Thomas C. Stein (2021), "The Mars Target Encyclopedia Now Includes Mars Pathfinder and Mars Phoenix Targets," 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1278, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2021/pdf/1278.pdf
• Kiri L. Wagstaff, Raymond Francis, Matthew Golombek, Steven Lu, Ellen Riloff, Leslie Tamppari, Yuan Zhuang, and Thomas Stein (2022), "Targets from the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover in the Mars Target Encyclopedia," 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1231, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2022/pdf/1231.pdf