SPICE Binary Lunar PCK ===================================================================== Original file name: moon_pa_de440_200625.bpc Creation date: 2021 June 25, 17:00 Created by: Nat Bachman (NAIF/JPL) This kernel contains high-accuracy lunar orientation data from the JPL Solar System Dynamics Group's planetary ephemeris DE440. The DE440 ephemeris is documented in [1] Ryan S. Park, et al, "The JPL Planetary and Lunar Ephemerides DE440 and DE441," The Astronomical Journal, Volume 161, Number 3. 2021 AJ 161 105. URL: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/abd414/meta Applications using this file must also load the NAIF lunar frame kernel moon_de440_200625.tf which contains frame specifications required in order to use this PCK file. See this frame kernel for detailed documentation describing the lunar body-fixed frames supported by SPICE. This PCK file, when used together with cited frame kernel, provides the orientation of the lunar Principal Axes (PA) reference frame defined by DE440, relative to the ICRF. These kernels, used together, also provide the orientation relative to the ICRF of a variant of the Mean Earth/Polar Axis (ME) reference frame, which has been defined to align closely with the DE421 ME reference frame. See [1] for a description of this reference frame. See the cited frame kernel for the names and ID codes used by the SPICE system for these reference frames. This file covers the time period shown below: Start of Interval (ET) End of Interval (ET) ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1549 DEC 31 00:00:00.000 2650 JAN 25 00:00:00.000