PDS_VERSION_ID          = PDS3
RECORD_TYPE             = STREAM

OBJECT                  = TEXT
   INTERCHANGE_FORMAT   = ASCII
   PUBLICATION_DATE     = 2012-12-21
   NOTE                 = "FRAMES Kernel Information"
END_OBJECT              = TEXT

END


General information about SPICE FRAMES kernels
==============================================

   In the SPICE system, FRAMES kernel contains a set of information
   required to define various frames used in a particular mission,
   sources of orientation and origin location information for these
   frames and inter-connections between these frames and other frames
   supported within the SPICE system.
 
   The frame definitions information contained in the file can be
   utilized in conjunction with other data using the SPICE Toolkit
   APIs, calls to which can be integrated into user application
   programs. The information regarding how to obtain the SPICE system
   toolkit for a number of languages and computer platforms is located
   in the ``/software'' subdirectory of the main directory of this data
   set.
 
   Refer to the ``frames.req'' document provided with the toolkit to
   get more information about definition and usage of the frames within
   the SPICE system.


NEAR FRAMES Kernels Provided in This Data Set
=============================================

   The NEAR Mission produced only one FK -- eros_fixed.tf -- defining
   the Eros body-fixed FK kernel.

   All other reference frames for the mission are defined in the
   instrument kernels (IKs).


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

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


Contact Information
===================

   For NEAR specific information, contact:

      NEAR Science Data Center
      Howard W. Taylor
      The Johns Hopkins University
      Applied Physics Laboratory
      11100 Johns Hopkins Road
      Laurel MD 20723
      Email: Howard.Taylor@jhuapl.edu

   For general information about the SPICE system:

      Charles H. Acton, Jr,
      (818)-354-3869,
      Chuck.Acton@jpl.nasa.gov,

   or

      Boris Semenov
      (818)-354-8136
      Boris.Semenov@jpl.nasa.gov

   address:

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