Dataset for the manuscript "Attribute Recognition: A New Method for Grouping Planetary Images by Visual Characteristics, Using the Example of Mn-Rich Rocks in the Floor of Gale Crater, Mars."

<p>This dataset supports the manuscript "Attribute Recognition: A New Method for Grouping Planetary Images by Visual Characteristics, Using the Example of Mn-Rich Rocks in the Floor of Gale Crater, Mars." The dataset is contained in a single CSV file with 201 data rows (one row per NASA Curiosity rover ChemCam instrument target used in the study). The columns in this dataset include the martian solar day (sol) on which each target was imaged by ChemCam; the standoff distance from ChemCam to each target (in meters); binary columns (values are either 1 or 0, indicating presence or absence, respectively) for each of the 17 visual attributes we documented for each target image; the corresponding greyscale ChemCam RMI mosaic file location (on the Planetary Data System); and columns indicating which group each target was sorted into under each classification algorithm discussed in the text (P_{SG}: simple graph method; P_{AP}: automatic partitioning method; P_{\lambda=1.6}: community detection method with \lambda=1.6). To obtain the binary strings used for the classification algorithms, the 17 visual attribute columns can be concatenated.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also included is a collection of HTML files that enables easy viewing of the RMI mosaics in each cluster, using the Planetary Data System links. To use it, download the <code>.zip</code> file, unzip it, and open the <code>index.html</code> file in the browser of your choice (likely will work to simply double-click <code>index.html</code>)</p>