IRSA - Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)
Mission Characteristics
| Lifetime: | 1997-2001 |
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| Area Coverage: | All Sky |
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All-Sky Release Services
| 2MASS Image Services | Delivering Atlas images from the 2MASS All-Sky Release. |
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| All-Sky Extended Source Image Server | J, H, Ks and 3-color composite "postage stamp" images of extended sources. |
| Large Galaxy Atlas Service | Mosaic images (FITS format), jpeg previews, plots, and source characterization measurements for over 500 of the largest galaxies imaged by 2MASS. |
| Large Galaxy Atlas (using Atlas) | Use Atlas to retrieve multiple FITS images covering a wide area of the sky from the 2MASS Large Galaxy Atlas. |
| Large Galaxy Atlas Cutouts | Use IRSA's Image Cutouts Service to generate small "cutout" FITS (and JPEG) images from the LGA image collection. |
| Gator Catalog Query | Access All-Sky catalogs. |
| Baby Gator | Quick access to the All-Sky PSC and XSC catalogs. |
| Finder Chart | Visualization tool to cross-compare image data sets from various missions. |
| All-Sky Statistical Analysis Tool | Estimate the number of 2MASS sources within a given radius of a sky location, with magnitude and color distribution tables |
Other Resources
| 2MASS Website | 2MASS site at IPAC. |
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| 2MASS Data Release Documentation | 2MASS Data Release Explanatory Supplements and FAQ, from the 2MASS website. |
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