PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2016-03-03 NOTE = "Description of the CATALOG directory contents for the MSL PLACES ROVER MOTION COUNTER RDR PDS Archive" END_OBJECT = TEXT END CATALOG Directory Contents The CATALOG directory contains catalog files which are required by PDS. These ASCII text files provide high-level information about the MSL mission, spacecraft (instrument host), instrument(s), references, and data sets in this archive. The catalog files, in this directory are updated as more precise information becomes available. For the latest version 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 - This is the file you are reading. DSMAP.CAT - This file describes the map projection math used for the DEM and map image. MSL_INSTHOST.CAT - This file describes the MSL spacecraft (instrument host) that carried the instruments to Mars. MSL_MISSION.CAT - This file provides a brief description of the MSL mission. It includes a chronology of events, a definition of mission phases, and the mission objectives. MSL_PLACES_DS.CAT - This file contains data set objects for the MSL PLACES data products. This file provides a brief overview of the data in this archive. Files from this dataset are present in the DATA directory of this volume. MSL_REF.CAT - This file lists general, mission-wide, bibliographic citations for works cited in these catalog files. PLACES_PERSON.CAT - This file lists the people responsible for the contents of this archive. PLACES_REF.CAT - This file lists bibliographic citations relevant to the PLACES data.