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DSCOVR EPIC Lunar Imagery V1
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/epic/dscovr_lunar_l1a.01
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) Level 1A lunar data products capture unique images of the Moon appearing alongside Earth when the Earth is not in the field of view from the spacecraft's position at Lagrange point L1.
Description
These specialized observations, stored in HDF5 format, contain calibrated radiance measurements across 10 spectral bands ranging from 317 nm (ultraviolet) to 780 nm (near-infrared).
The lunar dataset provides a distinctive perspective of the Moon from approximately one million miles away, offering valuable information for lunar surface characterization and calibration opportunities. These images have scientific value as they show the fully illuminated far side of the Moon that is not visible from Earth.
Links
Get the data
- Resource doi.org/10.5067/epic/dscovr_lunar_l1a.01 ↗
DOI data set landing page for DSCOVR_EPIC_L1A_LUNAR_V1
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/our-new-and-daily-view-of-the-blue-… ↗
The Atlantic Article "Al Gore Dreamed Up a Satellite—and It Just Took Its First Picture of Earth: The U.S. Deep Space Climate Observatory just sent back its first view of our home world, and it’s a be
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- How to cite ASDC data asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-captures-epic-earth-image ↗
NASA Captures "EPIC" Earth Image Article from July 20, 2015
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- ASDC Data and Information for DSCOVR asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/DSCOVR ↗
documentation · download · project · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource discovermagazine.com/canadian-wildfire-smoke-was-so-widespread-it-was-visible-from-… ↗
Discover Article "Canadian Wildfire Smoke Was So Widespread it Was Visible From Nearly a Million Miles Away." By Tom Yulsman, May 27, 2023
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/d/dscovr ↗
Earth Observation Portal Page for DSCOVR Mission Information
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- NASA Goddard Twitter Page twitter.com/NASAGoddard/status/676462280469553154 ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource blogs.nasa.gov/leadership/2015/07/20/dscovrs-first-light-on-the-future ↗
NASA Leadership Blog, DSCOVR’s First Light on the Future by Buzz Aldrin
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-studies-high-clouds-saharan-dust-from-epic-… ↗
NASA Studies High Clouds, Saharan Dust from EPIC View
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/from-a-million-miles-away-a-new-nasa-blue-marble-vi… ↗
New York Times Blog "From a Million Miles Away, a New NASA ‘Blue Marble’ View of Earth" By Andrew C. Revkin
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/87675/an-epic-eclipse ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: An EPIC Eclipse: Natural Hazards - The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) was built to provide a distinct perspective on our planet.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- EPIC level 1 A & Calibration factors table asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/dscovr/DSCOVR_EPIC_Calibration_Factors_V03.pdf ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/dscovr/EPIC_Data_Format_Control_Book.pdf ↗
Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) Data Format Control Book Specification Version 4, September 15, 2025To serve as ATBD for all L1 collections.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/dscovr/DSCOVR_EPIC_Geolocation_Quality_V03.pdf ↗
EPIC Geolocation Quality Summary Algorithm Revision 06 Product Version 03
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/dscovr/DSCOVR_EPIC_Geolocation_V03.pdf ↗
EPIC Geolocation and Color Imagery Algorithm Revision 6 October 10, 2019
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/85273/plumes-from-africas-volcanic-duo ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Plumes From Africa's Volcanic Duo: Image of the Day - Located near the equator in central Africa, the Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes are often obscured from satel
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/84542/the-legacy-of-nimbus ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Legacy of Nimbus: Image of the Day - No Longer Just for Astronauts
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/81818/zaatari-refugee-camp-jordan ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan: Image of the Day
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/04 ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: April : 2016 : Earth Matters : Blog - The images were acquired by the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) on the DSCOVR satellite
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/40173/space-debris ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Space Debris: Image of the Day - Low and High Earth Orbital Debris Images
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2016/04/05/2016-tournament-earth-champion-t… ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: 2016 Tournament Earth Champion: The Dark Side of the Moon - The images were acquired by the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) on the DSCOVR satellite
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/IndonesianFires/page4.php ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Seeing Through the Smoky Pall: Observations from a Grim Indonesian Fire Season - The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the DSCOVR satellite acquired this view o
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/87167/keeping-on-the-sunny-side-of-earth ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/86353/the-dark-side-and-the-bright-side ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Dark Side and the Bright Side: Image of the Day - A NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) has captured a unique view of the Moon as it pass
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/86257/an-epic-new-view-of-earth ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: An EPIC New View of Earth: Image of the Day - From one million miles away, the DSCOVR satellite returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/85288/up-up-and-away-for-dscovr ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Up, Up, and Away for DSCOVR - The journey has been a long one for the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource ncei.noaa.gov ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- Resource epic.gsfc.nasa.gov ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4025357001-LARC_CLOUD.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- Resource nesdis.noaa.gov/content/dscovr-deep-space-climate-observatory ↗
NOAA overview of DSCOVR: Deep Space Climate Observatory
download · project · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
- Resource noaa.gov ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- Resource medium.com/%40ObamaWhiteHouse/a-new-blue-marble-39c2fe1b5b3c ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- Virtual Directory for DSCOVR_EPIC_L1A_LUNAR_V1 cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C4025357001-LARC_CLOUD ↗
download · from NASA CMR
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C4025357001-LARC_CLOUD ↗
Earthdata Search for DSCOVR_EPIC_L1A_LUNAR_V1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data)
download · from NASA CMR
Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/dscovr-epic-lunar-imagery-v1 ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Documentation and papers
- A New Blue Marble By Scott Kelly, NASA Astronaut medium.com/@ObamaWhiteHouse/a-new-blue-marble-39c2fe1b5b3c ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 3
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=4ed5bf56-d9c6-4f99-940d-dfd80063d… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4025357001-LARC_CLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4025357001-LARC_CLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
Provenance · 2 source records, 20 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C4025357001-LARC_CLOUD | 8 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | 4ed5bf56-d9c6-4f99-940d-dfd80063d9d6 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:physics | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:epic | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/solar-irradiance | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/sun-earth-interactions/solar-activity/solar-irradiance | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:image | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:imaging | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:dscovr | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |