PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2013-02-27 INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = ASCII NOTE = "Description of the INDEX directory contents for the Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam instrument archive." END_OBJECT = TEXT END INDEX Directory Contents The INDEX directory contains tabular index files, accompanied by detached PDS labels, intended for database use. The following files are found in this directory: INDXINFO.TXT - The file you are now reading. LIBSINDEX.LBL - Detached PDS label for LIBSINDEX.TAB. LIBSINDEX.TAB - Abbreviated index table for the current Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam LIBS archive volume. Contains file location information and primary search criteria. RMIINDEX.LBL - Detached PDS label for RMIINDEX.TAB. RMIINDEX.TAB - Abbreviated index table for the current Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam RMI archive volume. Contains file location information and primary search criteria. Notes on Using the Index Tables The index tables in this directory, LIBSINDEX.TAB and RMIINDEX.TAB, contains one row (or record) for each data file in the archive. Index tables are formatted so that they can be read directly into many data management systems. All fields are separated by commas, and character fields are enclosed in double quotation marks ("). Each record ends with ASCII carriage return and line feed characters. This allows the table to be treated as a fixed length record file on computers that support this file type and as a normal text file on other computers. The ".LBL" files are PDS label files that describe the content and structure of the fields in the tables, including field name, format, and description.