PDS_VERSION_ID          = PDS3                                                
RECORD_TYPE             = STREAM                                              
                                                                              
OBJECT                  = TEXT                                                
   INTERCHANGE_FORMAT   = ASCII                                               
   PUBLICATION_DATE     = 2000-09-08                                          
   NOTE                 = "I-Kernel Information"                              
END_OBJECT              = TEXT                                                
                                                                              
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General information about SPICE I-kernels                                     
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   In the SPICE system, I-kernels describe how an instrument is mounted       
   to the instrument platform. I-kernels may also contain instrument          
   field-of-view specifications, principal axes specifications, etc.          
                                                                              
   The I-kernel mounting alignment, platform orientation, along with          
   knowledge of the spacecraft position (SP kernel) and instrument            
   pointing (C kernel), allows the user to use SPICELIB to calculate          
   the pointing of instruments. The data contained in I-kernel files          
   can be accessed and manipulated by a collection of FORTRAN 77              
   subroutines which are part of the SPICELIB library. It is used in          
   conjunction with other data. The SPICELIB subroutines can be               
   integrated into user application programs. The SPICE system toolkit        
   for a number of computer platforms or information regarding how it         
   can be obtained is located in the SOFTWARE subdirectory of the main        
   directory of this dataset.                                                 
                                                                              
   Refer to the KERNEL.REQ document provided with the toolkit or              
   available from the NAIF Node of PDS if SPICE toolkit is not included       
   with this data set to get more information on how to access I-kernel       
   data.                                                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
 I-kernels provided on this volume                                            
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   The following NEAR I-Kernel files are provided on this volume (only        
   name portion of the file name is shown on the right; the extension of      
   all file names is ".TI"):                                                  
                                                                              
           MAG12.TI        Magnetometer IK                                    
                           file containing instrument mounting alignment      
                           and geometry parameters.                           
                                                                              
           MSI15.TI        Multi-Spectral Imager (MOC) IK file containing     
                           instrument mounting alignment, FOV and optics      
                           geometry parameters.                               
                                                                              
           NLR04.TI        NEAR Laser Rangefinder (NLR) IK file               
                           containing instrument mounting alignment and FOV   
                           geometry parameters.                               
                                                                              
           NIS14.TI        NEAR Imaging Spectrometer (NIS) IK file            
                           containing instrument mounting alignment, FOV      
                           and optics geometry parameters. This file also     
                           contains TES Frame definitions.                    
                                                                              
           XRS12.TI,GRS12.TI   X-Ray Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (XGRS) IK files   
                           containing instrument mounting alignment, FOV      
                           and optics geometry parameters.                    
                                                                              
   All IK files provided in this data set contain actual data.                
                                                                              
                                                                              
Kernel File Details                                                           
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   The most detailed description of the data in an IK file is                 
   provided in metadata included inside the description area of               
   the file. This information can be viewed using any text editor             
   program.                                                                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
Contact Information                                                           
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   For NEAR specific information, contact:                                    
                                                                              
       NEAR Science Data Center                                               
       Howard W. Taylor                                                       
       The Johns Hopkins University                                           
       Applied Physics Laboratory                                             
       11100 Johns Hopkins Road                                               
       Laurel MD 20723                                                        
       Email: Howard.Taylor@jhuapl.edu                                        
                                                                              
   For general information about the SPICE system:                            
                                                                              
      Charles H. Acton, Jr,                                                   
      (818)-354-3869,                                                         
      Chuck.Acton@jpl.nasa.gov,                                               
                                                                              
   or                                                                         
                                                                              
      Boris Semenov                                                           
      (818)-354-8136                                                          
      Boris.Semenov@jpl.nasa.gov                                              
                                                                              
   address:                                                                   
                                                                              
      Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF)                    
      Jet Propulsion Laboratory                                               
      MS 301-125L                                                             
      4800 Oak Grove Drive                                                    
      Pasadena CA 91109 USA