PlanetProfile: Geophysical Models for Outer Solar System Moons and Pluto

PlanetProfile v2.3.17 and v2.3.3 default model outputs provide geophysical data for 16 moons across the outer solar system and Pluto. Output files list bulk properties and then physical properties for each spherically symmetric layer from the surface to the center. Summary graphics are grouped by both body size and solar system location.

Use Cases

• Validating geophysical modeling frameworks by comparing outputs to published results.
• Analyzing interior layer properties such as density and pressure based on depth and radius data.
• Generating comparative visualizations of planetary bodies grouped by size or orbital location.
• Benchmarking new planetary models against established default parameter sets.

Strengths

• Covers 16 distinct moons and Pluto, providing a multi-body comparative dataset.
• Derived from a specific, versioned release (v2.3.17/v2.3.3) of an open-source NASA framework.
• Includes both structured text outputs and summary graphics for multiple analysis approaches.

Limitations

• Input sources conflict on the specific software version (v2.3.17 vs. v2.3.3).
• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided.
• The dataset's last update date is unknown, limiting assessment of freshness.

Provenance

Source

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA-Planetary-Science/PlanetProfile GitHub repository.

Collection Method

Generated by the PlanetProfile geophysical modeling framework using default settings.

Geography

Outer solar system moons and Pluto.