Stardust Dust Flux Monitor Instrument Data

Status: Arhived

This volume contains dust flux monitor instrument (DFMI) data tables covering the 81P/Wild 2 encounter.

These data were reviewed in October 2004.

• ZIP file of the entire volume (1Mb zipped, 3Mb unzipped), for downloading

An overview of the volume contents is provided in the aareadme.txt file, with the corresponding PDS label in aareadme.lbl.

Catalog Files

Catalog files contain the overview information and parameters used in loading the PDS central catalog, specifically, or for developing other interfaces to the data outside of PDS. The information they contain, particularly in their descriptive text fields, should be clear, complete, and understandable to a research user who is not necessarily a mission or instrument specialist.

These files are located in the catalog/ subdirectory. The directory contents are described by the catinfo.txt file.

• Mission Catalog File
• Stardust Spacecraft Catalog File
• DFM Instrument Catalog File
• Data Set Catalog File
• Personnel Catalog File
• Reference List Catalog File
• 81P/Wild 2 Catalog File

Documentation Files

In addition to the small text files located throughout the volume to describe directory contents, some specific documents are provided to assist with understanding the data and processing involved.

These files are located in the document/ subdirectory. The directory contents are described by the docinfo.txt file.

• onlabels.txt provides basic information on PDS label structure, with a data label example.
• dfmical.pdf contains the calibration report and all supporting tables and graphs.
• dfmical.asc contains a flat ASCII version of the dfmical.pdf file.
• dfmical.lbl contains the PDS label for both the .pdf and .txt files.

Data Files

One data table is provided for the entire encounter. It is a flat, ASCII table with fixed-width column and CSV delimiters. The first record is a column header line (provided for the convenience of spreadsheet users).

• dfmienc_v3_040102_192957.tab, data
• dfmienc_v3_040102_192957.lbl, label file

Index Files

This directory contains an index into the data files included on this volume (in the data/ directory). As there is only a single data file in this case, the index contains only a single line.

• indxinfo.txt describes the directory contents.
• index.tab: a fixed-width, delimited index table; label is index.lbl.