Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME MER 1 MARS ALPHA PARTICLE X-RAY SPECTROMETER 2 XRAYSPEC V1.0
DATA_SET_ID MER1-M-APXS-2-XRAYSPEC-SCI-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION This data set contains Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) X-ray Spectra Science Reduced Data Records (RDRs) acquired by Opportunity (MER 1) during the Mars Exploration Rover Mission.
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
Data Set Overview
  =================
    This data set contains data that is useful for determining the
    major and minor elemental composition of Martian soils, rocks,
    and other geological materials that the rover encountered.
 
 
  Processing
  ==========
    The Committee On Data Management and Computation (CODMAC) data
    level numbering system is used to describe the processing level
    of the EDR data product.  APXS x-ray data products are considered
    CODMAC Level 2 or Edited Data (equivalent to NASA level 0)
    products.
 
    The APXS x-ray data products were generated by the Max Planck
    Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. The x-ray spectra were
    extracted from the binary EDR files and converted to ASCII.  Any
    spectra that remained in the instrument's memory from previous
    analyses were removed from the data product.
 
 
  Data
  ====
    Each APXS X-ray data file is a table. Columns are
    variable length and are delimited with commas. Each row is
    terminated with a carriage return and line feed character.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2004-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 2004-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
STOP_TIME N/A (ongoing)
MISSION_NAME MARS EXPLORATION ROVER
MISSION_START_DATE 2000-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME MARS
TARGET_TYPE PLANET
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID MER1
INSTRUMENT_NAME ALPHA PARTICLE X-RAY SPECTROMETER
INSTRUMENT_ID APXS
INSTRUMENT_TYPE SPECTROMETER
NODE_NAME Geosciences
ARCHIVE_STATUS ARCHIVED - ACCUMULATING
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
NULL
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Rieder, Rudolf, and Ralf Gellert, MER 1 Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer 2 X-Ray Spectra V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, MER1-M-APXS-2-XRAYSPEC-SCI-V1.0, 2004.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This archive contains Mars Exploration Rover x-ray data products from the APXS instrument and ancillary files. Each product has a detached PDS label that describes the file structure and instrument parameters used for that product. The APXS x-ray products archived on this volume were generated by the APXS Science Team, Max Planck Institute, for the Mars Exploration Rover Project. Supporting documentation and label files conform to the Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) document number D-7669. This archive is designed to be accessed as an online resource.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME RUDOLF RIEDER
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