MPL SPK files.
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     This ``aareadme.txt'' file describes contents of the kernels/spk
     directory of the MPL SPICE data server. It was last modified on
     January 25, 2000. Contact Chuck Acton (818-354-3869,
     Chuck.Acton@jpl.nasa.gov) or Boris Semenov (818-354-8136,
     Boris.Semenov@jpl.nasa.gov) if you have any questions regarding this
     data.
 
 
Brief summary
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     This directory contains the SPICE SP-Kernel files for the MPL lander.
     All files are in IEEE binary format and suitable for ftp binary
     transfer to use on UNIX workstations and MACs. The following files are
     present in this directory. (Only file names are shown; the file name
     extensions of the binary SPK files are always ".bsp"):
 
     MPL Lander trajectory/landed location SPK files:
 
           mpl_cruise        final lander Cruise trajectory SPK file
                             covering the whole cruise phase of the
                             mission, created by NAIF by merging regular OD
                             solution SPK files produced by MSOP NAV team;
 
           mpl_edl_target    final predict target EDL trajectory SPK file
                             covering the EDL phase of the mission -- from
                             the atmospheric entry time through the
                             touchdown time -- created by NAIF from the
                             final predicted AEP state file provided by MPL
                             Mission Engineering Group;
 
           mpl_surf_target   lander final target surface location SPK file
                             covering from touchdown time through the end
                             of the first year of surface operation,
                             created by NAIF from the final point in the
                             final predicted AEP state file provided by MPL
                             Mission Engineering Group;
 
     MPL Surface Translation SPK file:
 
           mpl_surf_transl   SPK file containing SURFACE_FIXED frame origin
                             translation with respect to the Lander
                             starting from touchdown time through the end
                             of the first year of surface operation,
                             created by NAIF; this is nominal
                             "zero-translation" file;
 
     MPL Structures SPK file:
 
           mpl_structures    latest MPL Lander and science instrument
                             structure location SPK file, created by NAIF
                             from multiple CAD inputs;
 
     Generic planet and satellite ephemerides SPK file:
 
           mar033-5          contains ephemerides for Sun, Earth, Mars and
                             Martian satellites for period from 1998 though
                             2005;
 
 
Archived Files
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     Original MSOP NAV regular OD solution Cruise SPK files and
     miscellaneous test SPK files created during dry-runs and ORTs are
     archived on CD-ROM and not present in this directory. Refer to the
     ``archived.txt'' file in this directory for a complete list of these
     files.
 
 
Detailed Information About SPK Files
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     For details about orientation data stored in a particular SPK file
     refer to the comment area of that file. The comment area can be viewed
     using SPICE utility programs COMMNT, CLCOMMNT AND SPACIT.