ExoMarsRSP DSK Files
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   This "aareadme.txt" file describes the contents of the kernels/dsk
   directory of the ExoMarsRSP SPICE Kernel Dataset. It also provides
   the file naming conventions used for the ExoMarsRSP DSK kernels.

   It was last modified on January 11, 2023 by Ricardo Valles, ESAC/ESA.


Brief Summary
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   This directory contains the SPICE Digital Shape-Kernel files for
   ExoMarsRSP target bodies.


File naming conventions
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   The naming scheme for the ExoMarsRSP sites DSKs is:

      emrsp_rm_site_NNN_XXX_vVVV.bds

   where

        NNN: ExoMarsRSP rover traverse site number.

        XXX: Digital Elevation Model number for Site NNN.

        VVV: version: v00, v002, v003 ...


   The naming scheme for the ExoMarsRSP generic DSKs is:

      BODY_RRRR_PRO[_ID][_DESC]_vNN.bds

   where

        BODY: mars for Mars, phobos for Phobos, or deimos for Deimos.

        RRRR: number of plates: Knnn (for nnn thousand plates) or Mnnn
              (for mmm million plates)

        PRO:   producer:

           esa for European Space Agency
           dlr for Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
           gas for Gaskell, R.W.
           tho for Thomas, P.
           mol for Mars Global Surveyor MOLA data.

        NN: version: v01, v02, v03 ...


Current DSK Kernels Set
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   emrsp_rm_site_NNN_XXX_vVVV.bds

      SPICE DSK file that contains the local digital elevation model of
      a rover traverse site. Generated by the ESA SPICE Service (ESS).


   mars_m129_mol_v01.bds

      SPICE DSK file that contains Mars shape data based on Mars Global
      Surveyor MOLA downsized to 1 pixel per degree data processed and
      generated by Nat Bachman (NAIF/JPL).


Kernel File Details
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   The contents of any DSK file may be easily determined using the
   'dskbrief' utility program, Example:

      % dskbrief <dsk_file_name>

   Descriptive information about how/why/when an DSK file was created
   is usually available in the 'comment area' of the file. This may be
   viewed using the 'commnt' utility program available in all copies of
   the SPICE Toolkit. Use the '-r' option to read the comments. Example:

      % commnt -r <dsk_file_name>

   All binary DSK files (*.bds) contained in this directory are
   little-endian (LTL-IEEE) binary files.

   This DSK files have been produced by Nat Bachman NAIF/JPL
   (nathaniel.bachman@jpl.nasa.gov) and/or by
   Marc Costa (mcosta@sciops.esa.int).


Other directory contents
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     aareadme.txt                         This file.

     emrsp_rm_site_NNN_XXX_vVVV.obj       Each DSK has an ASCII vertex-facet
                                          format output file for visualization
                                          purposes (these files can be
                                          previewed natively in modern
                                          Operating Systems).

     emrsp_rm_site_NNN_XXX_vVVV.png       Each DSK has an image example in png
                                          format for convenience.


Particulars
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    Please note that in order to use DSK data you need to use
    N0066 or later Toolkits.


Contact Information
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   If you have any questions regarding this file, please
   contact the ESA SPICE Service at ESAC:

           Alfredo Escalante Lopez
           (+34) 91-8131-429
           spice@sciops.esa.int

   or NAIF at JPL:

           Boris Semenov
           (818) 354-8136
           Boris.Semenov@jpl.nasa.gov


References and required readings
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   1. ``DSK Required Reading'', NAIF Document

   5. ``ExoMarsRSP SCLK file naming conventions,'' aareadme.txt file in
         kernels/sclk directory.


End of aareadme file.