PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = FIXED_LENGTH RECORD_BYTES = 365 FILE_RECORDS = 173 DESCRIPTION = "APXS_INV.TAB is a PDS-formatted tabular version of the APXS_INV.ASC and APXS_INV.HTM files in the DOCUMENT directory. It contains summary information about the APXS data collected during the Mars Pathfinder mission. The data contained here is a subset of the information contained in the APEINDEX.TAB file." ^TABLE = "APXS_INV.TAB" DATA_SET_ID = "MPFR-M-APXS-2-EDR-V1.0" MISSION_NAME = "MARS PATHFINDER" INSTRUMENT_HOST_NAME = "MICROROVER FLIGHT EXPERIMENT" INSTRUMENT_HOST_ALIAS_NAME = "MARS PATHFINDER ROVER (SOJOURNER)" INSTRUMENT_NAME = "ALPHA PROTON X-RAY SPECTROMETER" OBJECT = TABLE INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = ASCII ROW_BYTES = 365 ROWS = 173 COLUMNS = 11 OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = APXS_MEASUREMENT_NUMBER DATA_TYPE = CHARACTER START_BYTE = 2 BYTES = 4 FORMAT = A4 DESCRIPTION = "An identifier for the site (ie., specific rock, patch of soil, etc.) on Mars investigated by the Rover and APXS. This number was assigned by the APXS team subsequent to receipt of the data on the ground. Corresponds to SITE_ID in the APEINDEX.TAB file." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = ROVER_COMMAND_NUMBER DATA_TYPE = ASCII_INTEGER START_BYTE = 8 BYTES = 5 FORMAT = I5 DESCRIPTION = "A numeric identifier for a sequence of commands sent to a spacecraft or instrument. (Note: the Rover team identifies this as the 'Command' number in their reports; it is identified as the COMMAND_SEQUENCE_NUMBER in the APEINDEX.TAB file.)" END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = ROVER_COMMAND_SEQUENCE_NUMBER DATA_TYPE = CHARACTER START_BYTE = 15 BYTES = 7 FORMAT = A7 DESCRIPTION = "This number is an identifier used to reference SPICE files related to this data. The number is somewhat analogous to the SOURCE_PRODUCT_ID used in the IMP and Rover Camera EDRs. (Note: the Rover team identifies this as the 'Sequence' number in their reports; it is identified as the SPICE_REFERENCE_ID in the APEINDEX.TAB file.)" END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = VICAR_DATA_FILE_NAME DATA_TYPE = CHARACTER START_BYTE = 25 BYTES = 23 FORMAT = A23 DESCRIPTION = "The file name of the original VICAR-formatted EDR produced by MIPS. NOTE: This is NOT the file name used on this PDS CD. For PDS file names, please see the APEINDEX.TAB file in this directory." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = MEASUREMENT_TYPE DATA_TYPE = CHARACTER START_BYTE = 51 BYTES = 3 FORMAT = A3 DESCRIPTION = "Indicator for the kind of measurement. C=cumulative data, N=start of new data collection, R=re-read of old data from memory." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_START_COUNT DATA_TYPE = ASCII_INTEGER START_BYTE = 56 BYTES = 10 FORMAT = I10 DESCRIPTION = "The value of the rover clock (in seconds) when the APXS measurement was initiated. In cases where the first packet of the session was lost, this is a calculated value." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = LOCAL_START_TIME DATA_TYPE = CHARACTER START_BYTE = 68 BYTES = 24 FORMAT = A24 DESCRIPTION = "The time the measurement started, shown as local true solar time at the MPF landing site on Mars. The format is 'YYYY DDD SOL DD HH:MM:SS'." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = SPACECRAFT_CLOCK_STOP_COUNT DATA_TYPE = ASCII_INTEGER START_BYTE = 94 BYTES = 10 FORMAT = I10 DESCRIPTION = "The value of the rover clock (in seconds) when the APXS measurement ended." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = LOCAL_STOP_TIME DATA_TYPE = CHARACTER START_BYTE = 106 BYTES = 24 FORMAT = A24 DESCRIPTION = "The time the measurement ended, shown as local true solar time at the MPF landing site on Mars. The format is 'YYYY DDD SOL DD HH:MM:SS'." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = TARGET DATA_TYPE = CHARACTER START_BYTE = 133 BYTES = 6 FORMAT = A6 DESCRIPTION = "The target of a specific APXS measurement. This is usually a rock, patch of soil, or atmosphere." END_OBJECT = COLUMN OBJECT = COLUMN NAME = COMMENT DATA_TYPE = CHARACTER START_BYTE = 142 BYTES = 221 FORMAT = A221 DESCRIPTION = "APXS investigator comments about the data." END_OBJECT = COLUMN END_OBJECT = TABLE END