Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME MSL MARS RADIATION ASSESSMENT DETECTOR RDR
DATA_SET_ID MSL-M-RAD-3-RDR-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION Data Set Overview =================This data set contains data that is useful for determiningthe energetic particle environment experienced by the Mars ScienceLaboratory rover at the surface of Mars. The RDR data products arecalibrated data reconstructed from EDR data and formattedaccording to the RAD RDR Software Interface Specification (RDRSIS). Processing ==========The Committee On Data Management and Computation (CODMAC) datalevel numbering system is used to describe the processing level ofthe RDR data product. RAD RDR data products are considered CODMAC Level3 or Calibrated Data (equivalent to NASA level 1-A) products. The RDRdata files are generated from RAD EDR data. RDR data files are ASCIItext, and each one spans either a Sol (if data is from the surface -after landing) or an Earth day (if data is from cruise to Mars).EDR data is first ingested into the RAD team's database, and thenRDR files are created from this data, enabling straightforwardsorting by Sol or date. Data ====Each RAD RDR product consists of two files. The first file is anASCII formatted detached PDS label. The second file is an ASCIIdata file for a RAD Sol/date. The data in a RAD RDR file is derivedfrom RAD EDR data, but numeric information is uncompressed,calibrated to physical units, and converted to ASCII. The data ispresented in a generally human-readable form, but lines can bevery long in order to maintain machine-readability as well. Software ========No software support is provided. Media/Format ============The data set will be delivered and kept online.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 3000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 2011-11-20T06:24:41.000Z
STOP_TIME N/A (ongoing)
MISSION_NAME MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY
MISSION_START_DATE 2003-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME MARS
TARGET_TYPE PLANET
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID MSL
INSTRUMENT_NAME RADIATION ASSESSMENT DETECTOR
SHALLOW RADAR
INSTRUMENT_ID RAD
INSTRUMENT_TYPE SPECTROMETER
RADAR
NODE_NAME planetary plasma interactions
ARCHIVE_STATUS ARCHIVED - ACCUMULATING
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE RDR Data have been reviewed by the RAD team and/or software tocheck for data set completeness and screened for non-physicalvalues such as negative energy. RAD finds no obvious errors inthe data at this time.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION J. Peterson, S. Rafkin,C. Zeitlin, B. Ehresmann, E. Weigle, S. Jeffers, and D.M. Hassler,MSL MARS RADIATION ASSESSMENT DETECTOR RDR V1.0, MSL-M-RAD-3-RDR-V1.0,NASA Planetary Data System, 2013.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This data set contains the RDRdata from the MSL Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) instrument.The RDR data are calibrated data reconstructed from EDR data.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME SWRI MSLRAD TEAM
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