PDS_VERSION_ID       = PDS3                                                   
LABEL_REVISION_NOTE          = "2003-09-30 Cornell:carcich"                   
RECORD_TYPE          = STREAM                                                 
OBJECT               = TEXT                                                   
  PUBLICATION_DATE   = 2003-09-30                                             
  NOTE               = "                                                      
    ABSTRACTS.TXT file for CONTOUR Archive Volume                             
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####### File _ABSTRACTS.TXT_                                                  
                                                                              
abstracts.txt                                                                 
    This file gives brief abstracts for the other files in it directory       
                                                                              
bios_for_discoverers.msw                                                      
bios_for_discoverers.asc                                                      
    This file contains brief biographies of the discoverers of comets         
Schwassmann-Wachmann, Encke, and D'Arrest. It also contains a brief biography 
of Fred Whipple who is credited with establishing the modern era of cometary  
science.                                                                      
                                                                              
comet_encke_history_talk.msw                                                  
comet_encke_history_talk.asc                                                  
    This file contains an historical perspective of the Comet Encke.          
                                                                              
contour_popular_article.msw                                                   
contour_popular_article.asc                                                   
    This file contains information pertaining to the Contour Mission.  It     
describes the observing goals, the diversity of the target comets, the        
spacecraft payload, and the importance of understanding comets.               
                                                                              
contour_target_bodies.msw                                                     
contour_target_bodies.asc                                                     
    This file contains an article--The Target Bodies for the Contour Mission: 
 Comets 2P/Encke and 73P/Schwassmann-Waschmann 3-C--to be published in Space  
Science Reviews.  It gives an introduction, history, and characteristics for  
both comets.                                                                  
                                                                              
dust_fluence_models.msw                                                       
dust_fluence_models.asc                                                       
    This file contains an estimated analysis of the dust particle fluence     
experienced by the CONTOUR spacecraft during its flybys of comets Encke,      
Schwassmann-Wachmann and d'Arrest.                                            
                                                                              
ireland_plot.jpg                                                              
    This file contains a model plot of the path of Comet 2P/Encke for the     
time period of October - December 2003.                                       
                                                                              
encke_orbit_and_error_anal.msw                                                
encke_orbit_and_error_anal.asc                                                
    This file contains information pertaining to the Comet Encke orbit and    
uncertainty analysis update.                                                  
                                                                              
encke_sw3_darrestuncert.msw                                                   
encke_sw3_darrestuncert.asc                                                   
    This file contains a summary of CONTOUR comet Ephemeris Uncertainties     
(km) for the nominal encounter times of Nov. 12.5, 2003 (2P/Encke), June      
19.5, 2006 (73P/SW3) and Aug. 15.0, 2008 (6P/d'Arrest).                       
                                                                              
list.txt                                                                      
    This file lists the mapping from Dr. Yeoman’s naming scheme to            
PDS-compliant names.                                                          
                                                                              
sw3_ireland_plot1.jpg                                                         
    This file contains a model plot of the path of Comet                      
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-C for the time period of April - May 2006.