Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME P11 S HVM PA 4 MERGED ENC 1HR V1.0
DATA_SET_ID P11-S-HVM-PA-4-MERGED-ENC-1HR-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION This directory contains the Pioneer 11 plasma (PLS) and magnetic field (HVM)data from the Saturn close encounter period between 1979-07-31T00:00:00and 1979-10-04T00:00:00. The data include 1 hour averages.Please note that these data are not part of an official PDS data set. Theyhave not been prepared and documented according to PDS standards, and theyhave not undergone PDS peer review. These data were obtained from theNational Space Science Data Center (NSSDC). They are a subset of the'Pioneer-11 Interplanetary Solar Wind Plasma and Magnetic Field' data setmaintained by NSSDC. The data remain in the same format as originallyarchived at NSSDC. The original data are available from the NSSDC website at: http://windsor.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacecraft_data/pioneer/pioneer11/The data are stored in an ASCII table file (.TAB). Also included isoriginal NSSDC documentation which describes the format of the record file. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File Root Name Source File Documentation Files --------------------------------------------------------------------------- P11_SAT_HVM_PLS_1HR_MERGED.TAB p11_79.dat p11mgd.txt
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 3000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 1979-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 1979-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_NAME PIONEER 11
MISSION_START_DATE 1972-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE 1995-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
TARGET_NAME SATURN
TARGET_TYPE PLANET
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID P11
INSTRUMENT_NAME QUADRISPHERICAL PLASMA ANALYZER
ENERGETIC PARTICLE COMPOSITION INSTRUMENT
ORBITER RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZER
HELIUM VECTOR MAGNETOMETER
INSTRUMENT_ID PA
HVM
INSTRUMENT_TYPE PLASMA INSTRUMENT
HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE DETECTOR
RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZER
MAGNETOMETER
NODE_NAME planetary plasma interactions
ARCHIVE_STATUS SUPERSEDED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE N/A
CITATION_DESCRIPTION N/A
ABSTRACT_TEXT This directory contains the Pioneer 11 plasma (PLS) and magnetic field (HVM)data from the Saturn close encounter period between 1979-07-31T00:00:00and 1979-10-04T00:00:00. The data include 1 hour averages.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME EDWARD J. SMITH, AARON BARNES
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