PDS_VERSION_ID           = PDS3
 
RECORD_TYPE              = FIXED_LENGTH
FILE_RECORDS             = 4
RECORD_BYTES             = 81
^TABLE                   = "VL2S2RC.TAB"
 
DATA_SET_ID              = "VL1/VL2-M-LR-2-EDR-V1.0"
PRODUCT_ID               = "VL2S2RC.TAB"
PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME    = 2001-05-22T10:00:00
SPACECRAFT_NAME          = "VIKING LANDER 2"
INSTRUMENT_NAME          = "LABELED RELEASE MODULE"
TARGET_NAME              = MARS
OBSERVATION_TYPE         = "Viking Lander 2 Cycle 2 Setup"
START_TIME               = 1976-09-29T19:05:15
STOP_TIME                = 1976-09-29T19:53:15
 
OBJECT                   = TABLE
  INTERCHANGE_FORMAT     = ASCII
  ROWS                   = 4
  ROW_BYTES              = 81
  COLUMNS                = 8
  DESCRIPTION            = "Radioactivity measurements made prior to
    Viking Lander 2 cycle 2."
 
  OBJECT                 = COLUMN
    COLUMN_NUMBER        = 1
    NAME                 = RADIOACTIVITY_COUNTS
    DATA_TYPE            = ASCII_REAL
    START_BYTE           = 1
    BYTES                = 8
    DESCRIPTION          = "Radioactivity counts measured by one or
      both of the Labeled Release beta detectors. Data are in
      counts/minute."
    FORMAT               = "F8.2"
  END_OBJECT             = COLUMN
 
  OBJECT                 = COLUMN
    COLUMN_NUMBER        = 2
    NAME                 = CHANNEL_NUMBER
    DATA_TYPE            = ASCII_INTEGER
    START_BYTE           = 10
    BYTES                = 2
    DESCRIPTION          = "Code used to designate which beta detector
      (channel) was used for a given measurement. Radioactivity could
      be counted using one or both detectors. Channel numbers 10 and 20
      refer to the right and left detectors, respectively. Channel number
      0 means that both detectors was used. Radioactivity values are
      approximately twice as large when both detectors were used."
    FORMAT               = "I2"
  END_OBJECT             = COLUMN
 
  OBJECT                 = COLUMN
    COLUMN_NUMBER        = 3
    NAME                 = MARS_MISSION_TIME
    DATA_TYPE            = ASCII_INTEGER
    START_BYTE           = 13
    BYTES                = 9
    DESCRIPTION          = "Mars mission time is the number of seconds
      past midnight of Sol 0 (day of landing). Mars mission time is
      the primary time system used by the Labeled Release experiment.
      Other time fields in this data set are derived from the Mars
      mission time."
    FORMAT               = "I9"
  END_OBJECT             = COLUMN
 
  OBJECT                 = COLUMN
    COLUMN_NUMBER        = 4
    NAME                 = NATIVE_TIME
    DATA_TYPE            = CHARACTER
    START_BYTE           = 24
    BYTES                = 12
    DESCRIPTION          = "Local lander time given as a sol number followed
      by hours, minutes, and seconds past local midnight on that sol. A sol
      is a martian solar day with Sol 0 as day of landing. Native time is
      computed from Mars mission time assuming that a sol is 88775.241
      seconds."
    FORMAT               = "A12"
  END_OBJECT             = COLUMN
 
  OBJECT                 = COLUMN
    COLUMN_NUMBER        = 5
    NAME                 = OBSERVATION_TIME
    DATA_TYPE            = TIME
    START_BYTE           = 38
    BYTES                = 19
    DESCRIPTION          = "The UTC date and time of a given measurement.
      Observation time was computed from Mars mission time."
    FORMAT               = "A19"
  END_OBJECT             = COLUMN
 
  OBJECT                 = COLUMN
    COLUMN_NUMBER        = 6
    NAME                 = SOLS_FROM_SOL_25
    DATA_TYPE            = ASCII_REAL
    START_BYTE           = 58
    BYTES                = 8
    DESCRIPTION          = "This field gives measurement time in terms of
      the number of sols since the start of Sol 25 (i.e., near the start
      of the measurement sequence). Values are expressed as decimals.  This
      field is computed from Mars mission time assuming the length of a sol
      is 88775.241 seconds."
    FORMAT               = "F8.4"
  END_OBJECT             = COLUMN
 
  OBJECT                 = COLUMN
    COLUMN_NUMBER        = 7
    NAME                 = COUNTING_INTERVAL
    DATA_TYPE            = ASCII_INTEGER
    START_BYTE           = 67
    BYTES                = 6
    DESCRIPTION          = "The time interval used for counting
      radioactivity. LR radioactivity data are generally counted for
      periods of 960 seconds (16 minutes). The counting interval was
      as short as 120 seconds near the time of nutrient injection.
      Values are given in seconds."
    FORMAT               = "I6"
  END_OBJECT             = COLUMN
 
  OBJECT                 = COLUMN
    COLUMN_NUMBER        = 8
    NAME                 = DELTA_MMT
    DATA_TYPE            = ASCII_INTEGER
    START_BYTE           = 74
    BYTES                = 6
    DESCRIPTION          = "The number of seconds between the current
      measurement and the previous one. This field is computed as the
      difference in Mars mission time between the current and previous
      measurements. Values greater than 960 seconds may indicate a data
      gap."
    FORMAT               = "I6"
  END_OBJECT             = COLUMN
 
END_OBJECT               = TABLE
END