PDS_VERSION_ID          = PDS3
RECORD_TYPE             = STREAM

OBJECT                  = TEXT
   INTERCHANGE_FORMAT   = ASCII
   PUBLICATION_DATE     = 2004-08-04 
   NOTE                 = "I-Kernel Information"
END_OBJECT              = TEXT
                                                                     
END 


General information about SPICE I-kernels
=========================================

   In the SPICE system, I-kernels contains instrument parameters such as 
   field-of-view size, shape, and orientation, timing information, detector 
   and filter attributes, etc.
   
   The data contained in I-kernel files can be accessed and manipulated
   by subroutines which are part of the SPICE library, the major
   component of the SPICE Toolkit. The SPICE subroutines can be
   integrated into user application programs. Information regarding how
   the Toolkit can be obtained is located in the SOFTWARE subdirectory
   of the main directory of this dataset.
   
   Refer to the KERNEL.REQ document provided with the Toolkit to get
   more information on how to access I-kernel data.


MER-2 I-kernels provided on this volume
==========================================

   The following MER I-Kernel files are provided on this volume (only
   the name portion of the file name is shown; the extension part of
   all file names is ".ti"):
   
      mer2_CC[_fF]_YYYYMMDD_cHHH  MER-2 camera IK files. These files
                                  are named according to the following
                                  convention:

                                     mer2 ----- for MER-2 rover

                                     CC ------- camera acronym:

                                                   fl -- Front HAZCAM, Left
                                                   fr -- Front HAZCAM, Right
                                                   mi -- Microscopic Imager
                                                   nl -- NAVCAM, Left
                                                   nr -- NAVCAM, Right
                                                   pl -- PANCAM, Left
                                                   pr -- PANCAM, Right
                                                   rl -- Rear HAZCAM, Left
                                                   rr -- Rear HAZCAM, Right

                                     F -------- optional filter ID (F=1..8)

                                     YYYYMMDD - IK creation date

                                     HHH ------ CAHVOR(E) model ID for 
                                                the model from which 
                                                the IK data were derived


   No I-Kernel files for Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (MiniTES), 
   Moessbauer Spectrometer (MB), Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS), 
   or Descent Camera (DESCAM) are provided on this volume.


Kernel file details
===================

   The most detailed description of the data in an IK file is provided
   in metadata included inside the description area of the file. This
   information can be viewed using any text editor program.


Contact information
===================

   Regarding MER project specific information provided in this
   data set and for general information about SPICE system:
   
      Charles H. Acton, Jr, 
      (818)-354-3869, 
      Charles.Acton@jpl.nasa.gov, 
      
   or 
   
      Boris Semenov 
      (818)-354-8136 
      Boris.Semenov@jpl.nasa.gov
      
   or 
   
      Lee Elson
      (818)-354-4223 
      Lee.Elson@jpl.nasa.gov

   address:
   
      Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF)
      Jet Propulsion Laboratory
      MS 301-125L
      4800 Oak Grove Drive
      Pasadena CA 91109 USA