Mars 2020 Sample Dossier
Mars 2020 (Perseverance) Rover Mission
Planetary Data System (PDS) Archive Bundle

Users are encouraged to provide comments to the PDS Geosciences Node if errors 
are found either in data or in documentation in this archive. Please send 
comments by e-mail to the Geosciences Node:
          Web:   https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu
          Email: geosci@wunder.wustl.edu

Overview
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The Mars 2020 Sample Dossier Archive contains information related to remote 
sensing and contact science observations of targets that are drilled and for 
which samples are cached on the surface. The archive provides scientific 
context for the samples, and documents what was done during drilling, 
including the exact location and appearance of the target before and after 
drilling. The archive also documents the locations and physical characteristics 
of cache points for future retrieval. At a future date, the archive will 
include engineering parameters associated with drilling.

This bundle contains the following collections.

    initial_reports: 
       This collection includes PDFs that contain information on each of the 
       core samples, including geologic context, workspace observations, and 
       applicable science results from various Perseverance instruments. 
       
    document: 
       This collection includes the release notes. 

Note: Additional collections will be added at a future date. These collections 
will include engineering data related to the acquisition of each core sample 
and a User's Guide.     

    
Documents and PDS Labels
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Every document is accompanied by a PDS label in a file with the same name as
the data file, but with the extension ".lblx". PDS labels are written in 
XML (Extended Markup Language). The labels may be viewed in a text editor or 
web browser, preferably one that applies special formatting to XML files to 
make them more readable. The labels may also be read by software that can 
interpret XML. 


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This bundle was created and archived by the Geosciences Node of the 
Planetary Data System. Questions about this bundle may be directed to 
geosci@wunder.wustl.edu.

Last updated 2023-09-12.