The SDU NAVCAM Early Cruise Image Data Archive ======================================================================== Introduction ============ This document provides an overview of this volume of the Stardust Navcam Early Cruise Image Archive, including a complete listing of the volume contents. This volume contains the early cruise flight data for the Navigation Camera for the Stardust mission. This data was collected from the day of launch, February 7, 1999 up to and including October 29, 2001. See the file MISSION.CAT in the CATALOG directory for a description of the Stardust mission. Volume Format ============= This volume has been formatted according to the ISO-9660 level 2 Interchange Standard. This volume does not contain any Extended Attribute Records (XAR). Thus, some VAX/VMS users may have problems accessing files on this volume. File Formats ============ All text documents and other meta information files such as descriptions, PDS object definitions and detached PDS labels are stream format files, with a carriage return (ASCII 13) and a line feed character (ASCII 10) at the end of the record. This allows the files to be read by MS-DOS/Windows, Unix, and VMS operating systems. Volume Contents =============== Files on this volume are organized into a set of subdirectories below the top-level directory. The following table shows the structure and content of these directories. In the table, directory names are enclosed in square brackets ([]). See the *INFO.TXT files in each directory for specific information on the files in the directory. [TOP-LEVEL-DIRECTORY] | |-- AAREADME.TXT The text version of the AAREADME file. |-- AAREADME.HTM The HTML version of the AAREADME file. |-- AAREADME.LBL PDS Label for the AAREADME files. |-- ERRATA.TXT The file describing anomolies with the volume. |-- VOLDESC.CAT Description of the contents of this volume. | |--[CATALOG] Directory containing PDS catalog objects. | | | |-- CATINFO.TXT Description of files in the CATALOG directory. | |-- DATASET.CAT Description of navcam preflight calib data set. | |-- NAVCAM.CAT Description of the navcam instrument. | |-- SDU.CAT Description of the spacecraft. | |-- STARDUST.CAT Description of the mission. | +-- PERSONNEL.CAT Description of personnel created this volume. | |--[DATA] Directory containing navcam flight data. | |--[DOCUMENT] Directory containing volume related documents. | | | |-- DOCINFO.TXT Description of files in the DOCUMENT directory. | |-- LBLINFO.TXT Description of PDS label location on this volume. | |-- ONLABELS.TXT Description of PDS labels for these PDS images. | |--[CALRPT] Directory containing calibration report. | | | | | +-- CALIBRPT.PDF The Stardust Navcam Calibration Report. | | | |--[IMAGES] Directory containing supporting HTML images. | +--[SCDESC] Directory for a spacecraft description in HTML. | | | |-- AEROGEL.HTM Description of aerogel sample collecing material. | |-- CAMERA.HTM Description of STARDUST Navigation Camera. | |-- CAMPHOTO.HTM Photos of the Navigation Camera Engineering Unit. | |-- CAPSULE.HTM Description of sample return capsule. | |-- CIDA.HTM Description of CIDA instrument. | |-- SCDESC.HTM Description of the STARDUST spacecraft. | |-- SD-INST.HTM Description of the STARDUST instrument payload. | +-- WHIPPLE.HTM Description of the Whipple shield and DFMI inst. | |--[INDEX] Directory containing index files. | | | |-- INDXINFO.TXT Description of files in the INDEX directory. | |-- INDEX.CSV Index table of calibration images, use with Excel. | |-- INDEX.TAB Index table of calibration images on this volume. | +-- INDEX.LBL PDS label for INDEX.TAB file. | +--[SOFTWARE] Directory containing software on this volume. | |-- SOFTINFO.TXT Description of the software on the volume. |--[MACPPC] Directory containing software for the Mac (ppc). |--[PCWIN32] Directory containing softawre for the PC (Win32). +--[SUNSOLAR] Directory containing software for Sun or Solaris. Whom to Contact for Information =============================== Stardust Data Management & Archive Stardust Project Office MAIL STOP 301-429 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA, 91109-8099 (818) 354-1296 WWW Site: http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov Data Producer: Applied Coherent Technology Corporation 112 Elden St, Suite K Herndon, VA 20170 (703) 742-0294 WWW Site: http://www.actgate.com Electronic mail address: chash@actgate.com Cognizant Persons ================= This volume was designed and produced by Christopher Hash and Howard Taylor, Stardust Data Management & Archive, Applied Coherent Technology Corporation for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.