nasa-image-to-atlas-page

name	nasa-image-to-atlas-page
description	Turn a NASA/ESA image into a structured 'cosmic atlas' web page — MDX with hero, plain-language explainer, fact table, sources, and rights. Use when building an atlas/encyclopedia entry, a gallery page, or a catalog of space objects from NASA imagery.
version	0.1.0
domain	cosmos
tags	["nasa","atlas","mdx","web","catalog"]

NASA Image → Atlas Page

A NASA/ESA image + its caption → a publish-ready MDX atlas entry.

Purpose

Creators building a "cosmic atlas" need consistent, accurate, well-attributed pages at scale. This skill converts one NASA/ESA image into a structured MDX page: a hero block, a plain-language explainer, a verified fact table, a sources list, and a rights line — uniform enough to template a whole catalog.

When it fires

• Keyword triggers: atlas page, cosmic atlas, object page, gallery entry, catalog entry, nasa image page
• File triggers: content/atlas/**, *.atlas.mdx
• Command triggers: /nasa-image-to-atlas-page

Inputs

Input	Required	Notes
image	yes	NASA/ESA image URL or page, with caption + credit.
object	no	Canonical object name (e.g. "M51", "Jupiter"). Inferred if absent.
template	no	MDX component names to slot into (defaults provided).

Workflow

1. Identify the object — resolve canonical name + catalog IDs (Messier/NGC, or body name). ✅ Check: at least one catalog ID or an official body name.
2. Pull verified facts — distance, type, instrument, date, angular/physical size — only what the caption or a cited NASA/ESA source states. Mark anything uncertain as such; never fill gaps from memory.
3. Write the explainer — 120–200 words, plain language, true to the source.
4. Build the fact table — key/value rows, each with a source.
5. Assemble MDX — frontmatter (title, slug, object, date) + hero + explainer
   • fact table + sources + rights.
6. Emit the rights line — verbatim credit; route non-NASA credit through rights-check-nasa-esa.

Output contract

{
  "slug": "string — kebab-case object slug",
  "frontmatter": "object — title, object, catalog_ids, date",
  "mdx": "string — full MDX page body",
  "facts": [{ "key": "string", "value": "string", "source": "string" }],
  "sources": ["string — URLs/citations"],
  "rights_line": "string"
}

Tools & MCP

• Tools: WebFetch, Read, Write.
• MCP dependencies: none required (optional NASA-media MCP from starlight-mcp).

Quality bar

• Every fact-table row has a source; no unsourced numbers.
• Object name + catalog IDs are correct and canonical.
• MDX parses (valid frontmatter, balanced components).
• Rights line verbatim; non-NASA credit flagged.

Example

See examples/example-01.md.

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