astropy / astropy/astroquery

Feature Request: Query MAST by footprint

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Description

This was brought up by @hcferguson -- Is it possible to use `astroquery.mast` to find observations by a given footprint without going through HLA. cc @eteq @ceb8

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the astroquery.mast entry points and the existing HLA workflow referenced in the issue. Determine how a footprint should be represented and whether MAST exposes the required query, then define tests that demonstrate finding observations by footprint without going through HLA.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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