LADEE Meta-Kernels 
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   Version 1.0; September 24, 2014


General Information About SPICE Frames Kernels
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   In the SPICE system, meta-kernel files (a.k.a ``furnsh'' files)
   provide lists of kernels for loading into a SPICE-based application
   via the high level SPICE data loader routine FURNSH. Using
   meta-kernels makes it easy to load with one call a comprehensive
   SPICE data collection for a given period.

   The SPICE system toolkit for a number of languages and computer
   platforms can be obtained from the NAIF web site
   (http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/).
 
   Refer to the ``kernel.req'' document provided with the toolkit to
   get more information about definition and usage of the meta-kernels
   within the SPICE system.


LADEE Meta-kernels Contained in This Archive
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   The names of the meta-kernels provided in this directory follow this
   pattern:

      ladee_vVV.tm

   where ``VV'' is the file version.
 
   Multiple versions of a meta-kernel may exist if new kernels were
   added to the archive in a later release and the meta-kernel had to
   be updated to incorporate them. The reasons for adding new kernels
   include (but are not limited to) adding new kinds of kernels, adding
   new versions of existing kernels containing more complete or more
   accurate data, and adding new versions of existing kernels
   superseding the existing kernels that had errors. If more than one
   meta-kernel file is present, then the file with the latest version
   number supersedes all earlier versions.
 
   Although the meta-kernels were created such that on a UNIX
   workstation they can be loaded into a SPICE-based application
   directly from the meta-kernel directory of the archive -- because
   the PATH_VALUES keyword is set to '..' and '/' is used as the path
   delimiter -- it is recommended that users make local copies of these
   files and update the PATH_VALUES keyword in each of them to point to
   the actual location of the archive's 'kernels' directory on their
   system. Additional changes including replacing '/' and '\' in all
   path specifications and converting UNIX line terminators to
   terminators native to the user's system may be required to use these
   meta-kernels on non-UNIX workstation.
   

Contact Information
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   Regarding LADEE project specific information provided in this
   archive and for general information about SPICE system:
   
      Boris Semenov 
      (818)-354-8136 
      Boris.Semenov@jpl.nasa.gov
      
   address:
   
      Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF)
      Jet Propulsion Laboratory
      MS 301-121
      4800 Oak Grove Drive
      Pasadena CA 91109 USA