PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM START_TIME = 2001-01-01T00:00:00 STOP_TIME = 2004-07-15T23:59:59 DATA_SET_ID = "MGS-M-RSS-1-EXT-V1.0" INSTRUMENT_HOST_NAME = "MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR" TARGET_NAME = MARS ^PS_DOCUMENT = "HEA2088A.PS1" DESCRIPTION = " This document is a PostScript file (figure) to accompany the MGS Radio Science Team daily health report (HEA2088A.TXT) for 2002-03-29. 'PostScript' is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated." OBJECT = PS_DOCUMENT DOCUMENT_NAME = "FIGURE TO ACCOMPANY HEA2088A.TXT" PUBLICATION_DATE = 2002-03-29 DOCUMENT_TOPIC_TYPE = "DAILY HEALTH REPORT" INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = BINARY DOCUMENT_FORMAT = "POSTSCRIPT" FILES = 1 DESCRIPTION = " Caption: HEA2088A.PS1: Mars Earth Beta Angle for 2001-2004. In early June 2003, Beta decreases to about 1 degree, its smallest value since early 2001 when it passed through zero. When Beta is zero, the orbit plane appears edge on if viewed from Earth. When Beta is larger than about 60 degrees, there are no Earth occultations. In early June Earth-Mars distance is about 0.72 AU; opposition is the last week of August 2003 (0.373 AU). This figure was provided by Pat Esposito of the MGS Navigation Team." END_OBJECT = PS_DOCUMENT END