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PDS_VERSION_ID           = PDS3

RECORD_TYPE              = STREAM

RELEASE_ID               = 0001
REVISION_ID              = 0000

INSTRUMENT_HOST_NAME     = "MARS EXPRESS"
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID       = "MEX"
MISSION_NAME             = "MARS EXPRESS"
DATA_SET_ID              = "MEX-M-ASPERA3-2-EDR-IMA-EXT5-V1.0"

OBJECT                   = TEXT
   PUBLICATION_DATE         = 2006-09-08
   NOTE                     = "MEX ASPERA-3 IMA EDR ERRATA"
END_OBJECT               = TEXT
END

MEX ASPERA-3 IMA EDR ERRATA

   This file describes the known errors and anomalies for the Ion
Mass Analyzer (IMA) EDR (RAW or Cnts/Accum) data set on this volume.

******************************* IMPORTANT NOTE *******************************

   The ASPERA-3 IMA data is complicated and there is no unique procedure to
   calibrate the data.  Proper calibration depends on the data itself and
   user specific judgments. There are many issues to address when analyzing
   the ASPERA-3 IMA data. The IMA_CALIBRATION_REPORT.PDF (in the DOCUMENT
   directory) addresses these issues and it is advised to contact the IMA
   team (Rickard Lundin - rickard@irf.se, Stas Barabash - stas@irf.se, and
   Andrei Fedorov - Andrei.Fedorov@cesr.fr) for guidance in analyzing IMA
   data.

** Please contact the ASPERA-3 IMA Team (Rickard Lundin - rickard@irf.se,
    Stas Barabash - stas@irf.se, Andrei Fedorov - Andrei.Fedorov@cesr.fr)
    for more information before using IMA data.

********************************** END NOTE **********************************

Additional Information in the DOCUMENT Directory:

   Although PDS requires documents in the DOCUMENT directory to have
   an ASCII form, there are several documents in PDF format only:

   1.  ASPERA3_FLIGHT_PERF.PDF - The ASPERA-3 Flight Performance Report
                                 Document (submitted to ESA)

   2.  ASPERA3_MEX_EXP.PDF - The Analyzer of Space Plasmas and Energetic
                             Atoms (ASPERA-3) for the Mars Express
                             Mission (Draft of ESA Publication)

   3.  ASPERA3_SENSOR_FRAMES.PDF - The ASPERA-3 Sensor Numbering and
                                   frames support document.

   4.  ME_ASP_DS_0002.PDF - The ASPERA-3 Design Description document.

   5.  ME_ASP_MA_0003_V3_0.PDF - The ASPERA-3 Flight Operation Manual.

   6.  IMA_CALIBRATION_REPORT.PDF - The ASPERA-3 Ion Mass Analyzer (IMA)
                                    Calibration Report.

   These documents add to the understanding of the ASPERA-3 experiment,
but are considered non-critical for understanding the contents and usage
of the ASPERA-3 archived data sets.  All critical information for
understanding the contents and usage of the ASPERA-3 archived data sets
are included in the Catalog files, data labels, or some other ASCII form.