PDS_VERSION_ID          = PDS3
RECORD_TYPE             = STREAM

OBJECT                  = TEXT
   INTERCHANGE_FORMAT   = ASCII
   PUBLICATION_DATE     = 2004-08-04
   NOTE                 = "Explanation of labels for MER SPICE data files"
END_OBJECT              = TEXT

END

Example label
=============

PDS_VERSION_ID               = PDS3
RECORD_TYPE                  = FIXED_LENGTH
RECORD_BYTES                 = 1024
^SPICE_KERNEL                = "mer1_surf_rover_prim_v1.bc"
MISSION_NAME                 = "MARS EXPLORATION ROVER"
SPACECRAFT_NAME              = "MARS EXPLORATION ROVER 1"
DATA_SET_ID                  = "MER1-M-SPICE-6-V1.0"
KERNEL_TYPE_ID               = CK
PRODUCT_ID                   = "mer1_surf_rover_prim_v1.bc"
PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME        = 2004-07-22T14:07:58
PRODUCER_ID                  = "NAIF/JPL"
MISSION_PHASE_NAME           = "PRIMARY MISSION"
PRODUCT_VERSION_TYPE         = ACTUAL
PLATFORM_OR_MOUNTING_NAME    = "N/A"
START_TIME                   = 2004-01-25T04:53:53.035
STOP_TIME                    = 2004-04-25T18:34:06.789
SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_START_COUNT = "1/0135907748.008"
SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_STOP_COUNT  = "1/0136190083.174"
TARGET_NAME                  = MARS
INSTRUMENT_NAME              = "MARS EXPLORATION ROVER 1"
NAIF_INSTRUMENT_ID           = -253000
SOURCE_PRODUCT_ID            = "N/A"
NOTE                         = "See comments in the file for details"
OBJECT                       = SPICE_KERNEL
  INTERCHANGE_FORMAT         = BINARY
  KERNEL_TYPE                = POINTING
  DESCRIPTION                = "Rover orientation CK file generated
orientation quaternions extracted from channelized telemetry and
non-channelized telemetry products; for PRIMARY mission; version 1. "
END_OBJECT                   = SPICE_KERNEL
END


General notes regarding label
=============================
   
   * Strings appear in quotes.
   * Integers and PDS times do not take quotes. 
   * Lists are enclosed within {} type brackets. 
   * If a field is unknown, "UNK" may be entered. 
   * If this field is not applicable to this file, "N/A" can be used. 
   * Fields can spill freely, with or without white space, onto
     following lines.


Definition of Keywords/Values for SPICE Kernels:
================================================

   PDS_VERSION_ID                The version of the present PDS
                                 standards document PDS3.
   
   RECORD_TYPE                   Record format of the file, For files
                                 with fixed-length records,
                                 FIXED_LENGTH, for text files, STREAM.
                                    
   RECORD_BYTES                  Record length in the case of
                                 fixed-length records, an integer (no
                                 quotation marks) If records have
                                 variable length, "N/A".
   
   ^SPICE_KERNEL                 Actual file name to which this label
                                 applies.
   
   MISSION_NAME                  "MARS EXPLORATION ROVER" for MER project.
   
   SPACECRAFT_NAME               "MARS EXPLORATION ROVER 1" or "MARS
                                 EXPLORATION ROVER 2" for MER-1 or
                                 MER-2 rover.
   
   DATA_SET_ID                   Has form: "MERx-M-SPICE-6-V1.0" where
                                 'MERx' is 'MER1' or 'MER2' for data
                                 for MER-1 or MER-2 rover; 'M' is for
                                 Mars, the mission target; 'SPICE' is
                                 SPICE data identifier; '6' is the
                                 CODMAC processing level; V1.0 is the
                                 data set version number.
   
   KERNEL_TYPE_ID                Type of SPICE kernel, one of CK, EK,
                                 FK, IK, LSK, PCK, SCLK, or SPK.
                        
   PRODUCT_ID                    Actual file name.
                              
   PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME         Time file was created. This follows
                                 PDS time format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.
                                 No quotes are needed.
                                       
   PRODUCER_ID                   Team and/or individual who made the
                                 file.
   
   MISSION_PHASE_NAME            The name of the mission phase.
      
   PRODUCT_VERSION_TYPE          Description of file version: PREDICT
                                 or ACTUAL.
                              
   PLATFORM_OR_MOUNTING_NAME     Name of platform an instrument is 
                                 mounted on. "N/A" for some kernels.  
   
   START_TIME                    Data start time. This follows the PDS
                                 time format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.ttt.
                                 No quotes are needed. For files not
                                 covering a specific time interval,
                                 "N/A".
   
   STOP_TIME                     Data stop time. This follows the PDS
                                 time format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.ttt.
   
   SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_START_COUNT  Spacecraft clock data start time. This
                                 is treated as a string, and should be
                                 contained in quotes. Format is
                                 "n/ssssssssss.###", where "n" is the
                                 partition. For files not covering a
                                 specific time, "N/A".
   
   SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_STOP_COUNT   Spacecraft clock data stop time. This
                                 is treated as a string, and should be
                                 contained in quotes. Format is
                                 "n/ssssssssss.###", where "n" is the
                                 partition. For files not covering a
                                 specific time, "N/A".
   
   TARGET_NAME                   "MARS" or "N/A" for generic kernel
                                 files.
   
   INSTRUMENT_NAME               Instrument name (when applicable)
                                 otherwise "N/A".
   
   NAIF_INSTRUMENT_ID            Instrument NAIF ID code (when
                                 applicable), otherwise "N/A".
   
   SOURCE_PRODUCT_ID             Brief description of the input data
                                 that were used to create the file, as
                                 a quoted string. This field may also
                                 be UNK or "N/A".
   
   NOTE                          Discretionary extra information, a 
                                 string contained in quotes.
                        
   OBJECT                        SPICE_KERNEL for SPICE kernels.
   
   INTERCHANGE_FORMAT            Format of the file, either ASCII 
                                 or BINARY.
   
   KERNEL_TYPE                   SPICE information type, Examples of
                                 possible values: EPHEMERIS, EVENTS,
                                 INSTRUMENT, LEAPSECONDS. etc.
                                 
   DESCRIPTION                   Brief description of the data in the
                                 file.
   
   END_OBJECT                    SPICE_KERNEL for SPICE kernels.