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
Contributor guide
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