MEX MK Files
   ============

   This "aareadme.txt" file describes the contents of the KERNELS/MK            
   directory. It also provides the file naming conventions used for the          
   Mars Express MK kernels, and it provides identification of the most current
   version of MK files.

   This directory contains the SPICE Meta-Kernel files for the Mars Express
   mission. Meta-kernels (also known as ``FURNSH kernel'') are used to name a
   collection of kernels that are going to be loaded into a user's application
   at run-time. Meta-kernels are appropriate to group kernels that correspond
   to a certain study group, phase or kernel state of the mission.

   Contact

      ESA SPICE Team             spice@sciops.esa.int

   , or

      Alfredo Escalante Lopez    aescalante@sciops.esa.int

   if you have any questions.


   References
   ==========

     1. Kernel Required Reading, NAIF Document


   Mars Express MK Directory Structure
   ===================================

      aareadme.txt        This File.

      former_versions     Subdirectory that contains obsolete versions of the
                          MK files that have been updated in the Current MK
                          Kernels Set.


   Mars Express MK Naming Convention             MEX_OPS_Vvvv_yyyymmdd_nnn.TM
   ==========================================================================

          token           description
          ------------    ---------------------------------------------
          vvv             Version number linked with the SPICE dataset
                          release.

          yyyymmdd        Release date.

          nnn             Version number linked with an vvvv_yyyymmdd
                          instance.


    Current MK Kernels Set
    ======================

    Name                          Comments
    ----------------------------  --------------------------------------------
    MEX_OPS_Vvvv_yyyymmdd_nnn.TM  File that contains a list the latest
                                  available operational kernels.
  
    MEX_OPS.TM                    Duplicate of the previous file that acts as
                                  a ``permanent link'' to it.


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        This file was last modified on March 22, 2021 (R. Valles)


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