PDS_VERSION_ID         = PDS3
RECORD_TYPE            = STREAM
OBJECT                 = TEXT
  PUBLICATION_DATE     = 1998-10-01
  INTERCHANGE_FORMAT   = ASCII
  NOTE                 = "Description of the INDEX directory contents
                          for the Mars Pathfinder ASI/MET EDR and RDR
                          archive."
END_OBJECT             = TEXT
END

                    INDEX Directory Contents

The INDEX directory contains tabular index files, accompanied by
detached PDS labels, intended for database use.  The following files
are found in this directory:

INDXINFO.TXT - The file you are reading.

ED_INDEX.LBL - Detached PDS label for ED_INDEX.TAB.
ED_INDEX.TAB - The index table describing the derived ASI/MET data
               collected during the Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL)
               phase of the mission.

EERINDEX.LBL - Detached PDS label for EERINDEX.TAB.
EERINDEX.TAB - The index table describing the raw and calibrated
               ASI/MET data collected during the Entry, Descent, and
               Landing (EDL) phase of the mission.

PKT_HDRS.LBL - Detached PDS label for PKT_HDRS.TAB.
PKT_HDRS.TAB - A table containing all of the raw packet headers for
               the MET EDRs collected during the Surface phase of the
               mission.  Please see the SRFEDRDS.CAT file in the
               CATALOG directory on this CD for more information.

SE_INDEX.LBL - Detached PDS label for SE_INDEX.TAB.
SE_INDEX.TAB - The index table describing the raw MET EDRs collected
               during the Surface phase of the mission.

SR_INDEX.LBL - Detached PDS label for SR_INDEX.TAB.
SR_INDEX.TAB - The index table describing the calibrated MET RDRs
               collected during the Surface phase of the mission.


                     Notes on Using Index Tables

Index tables contained in this directory contain one row (or record)
for each Mars Pathfinder EDR and RDR data file on this CD volume.  The
tables are formatted so that they can be read directly into many data
management systems.  All fields are separated by commas, and character
fields are enclosed in double quotation marks (").  Character fields
are left justified, and numeric fields are right justified.  Each
record ends with ASCII carriage return <CR> and line feed <LF>
characters.  This allows the tables to be treated as fixed length
record files on computers that support this file type and as a normal
text files on other computers.

The "*.LBL" files are PDS label files that describe the content and
structure of the fields in their corresponding index tables, including
field name, format, and description.  The values for start byte and
number of bytes listed in the label file do not include commas between
fields or quotation marks surrounding character fields.