VEX MK Files
   ============  

   This "aareadme.txt" file describes the contents of the KERNELS/MK            
   directory. It also provides the file naming conventions used for the          
   Venus 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 Venus Express
   mission. Meta-kernels (also known as ``FURNSH kernel'') are used to name a
   collection of kernels that are to be loaded into a user's application at
   run-time. Meta-kernels are appropiate to group kernels that correspond to a
   certain study group, phase or kernel state of the mission.
                                                                                
   Contact Marc Costa Sitja (mcosta@sciops.esa.int) or the ESA SPICE Service 
   (esa_spice@sciops.esa.int) if you have any questions.  


   References                                                                      
   ==========   

     1. Kernel Required Reading, NAIF Document             
                                                                                

   Venus 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.   


   Venus Express MK Naming Covention             VEX_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                                                  
    ----------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
    VEX_OPS_Vvvv_yyyymmdd_nnn.TM  File that contains a list the latest available
                                  operational kernels.   
  
    VEX_OPS.TM                    Duplicate of the previous file that acts as a
                                  ``permanent link'' to it.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
-------------------                                                             
                                                                                
        This file was last modified on October 4, 2018 (M. Costa)


End of aareadme file.