PDS_VERSION_ID         = PDS3
RECORD_TYPE            = STREAM
OBJECT                 = TEXT
  PUBLICATION_DATE     = 2005-10-28
  INTERCHANGE_FORMAT   = ASCII
  NOTE                 = "AAREADME.TXT for the MER Rover Motion Counter
                          data set."
END_OBJECT             = TEXT
END


  MARS EXPLORATION ROVER MISSION ROVER MOTION COUNTER DATA SET 

1.  Introduction

This archive contains position and orientation information for various 
coordinate systems indexed by the Rover Motion Counter (RMC). 

3.  File Formats

An RMC file is a collection of coordinate system definitions expressed in
an XML formatted text file. Site Vector Files (SVF) and Rover Vector Files 
(RVF) are included in this archive. More information is found in the 
Software Interface Specification in the Document directory.

4.  Archive Contents

The following directories and files are found in this archive.

Top-level Directory
-------------------

AAREADME.TXT

The file you are currently reading.

VOLDESC.CAT

This text file contains a description of the volume contents as a PDS
catalog object.  It is a required file on PDS archive volumes.

CATALOG Directory
-----------------

Files in the CATALOG directory are text files containing documentation
formatted in PDS object description language.  The files contain
information about the MER mission and spacecraft, the RMC
data set, personnel associated with the archive, and references.  See 
the file CATINFO.TXT for details.

DATA Directory
--------------

The RMC files are stored in the DATA directory. There are no subdirectories.

DOCUMENT Directory
------------------

The DOCUMENT directory contains the RMC Software Interface Specification
as an Adobe PDF file and as an HTML file. See the file DOCINFO.TXT for 
additional details.

INDEX Directory
---------------

The INDEX directory contains a PDS index file for this archive.  An
index file is an ASCII table with each record (or line) in the table
containing information about a single data product in archive.  See
the file INDXINFO.TXT for additional details.



5.  Whom to Contact for Information

For questions concerning this volume set, contact:

    PDS Geosciences Node
    Washington University
    1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1169
    St. Louis, MO  63130
    314-935-5493

    Web Site:  http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/
    E-mail:    geosci@wunder.wustl.edu

For general information related to the PDS, contact:

    Planetary Data System, PDS Operator
    M/S 202-101
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    4800 Oak Grove Drive
    Pasadena, CA  91109-8099
    (818) 354-4321

    WWW Site:  http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/
    E-mail:    pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov

6.  Cognizant Persons

This archive volume designed and produced at the PDS Geosciences Node,
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri by Susan Slavney and Edward
Guinness.