PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = "STREAM" OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2011-08-15 NOTE = "/CATALOG/ directory information" END_OBJECT = TEXT END /CATALOG/ Directory The files in this /CATALOG/ directory contain fundamental high-level information about this Stardust-NExT data set. Prior to using and understanding any data from this data set, at a minimum the following catalog files must be read: SDU.CAT - spacecraft CIDA.CAT - instrument NEXT.CAT - mission DATASET.CAT - data The order given above is in generally increasing specificity of the information with respect to this data set, but the order is less important than that all of those files be read. The files are in 7-bit ASCII format, with carriage-return and linefeed line termination, and so may be read with a text editor or browser on most computers. There will also be other documents, referred to in those catalog files and/or in the /DOCUMENT/ directory (see /DOCUMENT/DOCINFO.TXT), which are also part of the essential reading necessary to understand and use these data. Further information may be found via the references in REFERENCE.CAT and the people in PERSONNEL.CAT. /CATALOG/ Directory Contents The CATALOG directory contains high-level catalog objects for this Stardust-NExT data set. Catalog objects are often updated as more precise information becomes available. For the latest versions of these files, please consult the Planetary Data System Data Set Catalog available on the PDS web site at: http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/ The following files are found in this directory: CATINFO.TXT - The file NEXT.CAT - High-level catalog object for the Stardust-NExT mission SDU.CAT - High-level catalog object for the Stardust spacecraft CIDA.CAT - High-level catalog object for the Comet and Interstellar Dust Analyzer (CIDA) instrument DATASET.CAT - High-level catalog object for this data set REFERENCE.CAT - Bibliographic citations for reference works cited in other catalog objects PERSONNEL.CAT - High-level catalog object for personnel responsible for the production and distribution of the data sets for the Stardust-NExT mission