PDS_VERSION_ID          = PDS3
RECORD_TYPE             = STREAM

OBJECT                  = TEXT
   INTERCHANGE_FORMAT   = ASCII
   PUBLICATION_DATE     = 2007-12-15
   NOTE                 = "Explanation of labels for MESSENGER SPICE
                          data files"
END_OBJECT              = TEXT

END

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

   PDS_VERSION_ID               = PDS3
   RECORD_TYPE                  = STREAM
   RECORD_BYTES                 = "N/A"
   ^SPICE_KERNEL                = "messenger_402.tsc"
   MISSION_NAME                 = MESSENGER
   SPACECRAFT_NAME              = MESSENGER
   DATA_SET_ID                  = "MESS-E/V/H-SPICE-6-V1.0"
   KERNEL_TYPE_ID               = SCLK
   PRODUCT_ID                   = "messenger_402.tsc"
   PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME        = 2007-11-07T16:31:38
   PRODUCER_ID                  = JHUAPL
   MISSION_PHASE_NAME           = "N/A"
   PRODUCT_VERSION_TYPE         = ACTUAL
   PLATFORM_OR_MOUNTING_NAME    = "N/A"
   START_TIME                   = "N/A"
   STOP_TIME                    = "N/A"
   SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_START_COUNT = "N/A"
   SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_STOP_COUNT  = "N/A"
   TARGET_NAME                  = {
                                  EARTH,
                                  VENUS,
                                  MERCURY
                                  }
   INSTRUMENT_NAME              = MESSENGER
   NAIF_INSTRUMENT_ID           = "N/A"
   SOURCE_PRODUCT_ID            = "N/A"
   NOTE                         = "See comments in the file for details"
   OBJECT                       = SPICE_KERNEL
     INTERCHANGE_FORMAT         = ASCII
     KERNEL_TYPE                = CLOCK_COEFFICIENTS
     DESCRIPTION                = "MESSENGER SPICE SCLK file providing
   correlation data for the primary MESSENGER on-board clock."
   END_OBJECT                   = SPICE_KERNEL


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 ("messenger_402.tsc" in the example
                                 above)

   MISSION_NAME                  MESSENGER for MESSENGER project

   SPACECRAFT_NAME               MESSENGER for MESSENGER spacecraft.
                                 MESSENGER is an acronym for "MERCURY
                                 SURFACE, SPACE ENVIRONMENT, GEOCHEMISTRY
                                 AND RANGING" spacecraft.

   DATA_SET_ID                   Has form: "MESS-E/V/H-SPICE-6-V1.0" where
                                 'MESS' is for data for MESSENGER
                                 spacecraft; 'E/V/H' is for
                                 Earth/Venus/Mercury, the mission
                                 targets; '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 ("messenger_402.tsc"
                                 in the example above)

   PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME         Time file was created. This follows
                                 PDS time structure: 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 is 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 is 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_START_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                   { EARTH, VENUS, MERCURY } or "N/A" for
                                 generic kernel files.

   INSTRUMENT_NAME               an 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.