File Naming

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Each Phoenix EDR and RDR can be uniquely identified by the product filename. Product filenames take the generic form:

 

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inst

source/epic

sol

product

type

instrument specific

who

ver

.

ext

 

 

where the fields are defined as:

 

Field

Size

Meaning

inst

1 alpha

Phoenix science instrument identifier

source/epic

1 alpha

Spacecraft identifier

sol

3 numeric

Solar days since first full day on Mars.

prod

3 alphanumeric

Product type

spec

 

Reserved instrument specific fields

who

1 alpha

Producer

ver

1 alphanumeric

Version number

.

period

Always set to ASCII period

ext

3 alpha

File extension

 

inst

 

Value

Meaning

A

Robotic Arm (RA)

E

Atmospheric Structure Experiment (ASE)

F

Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer - Atomic Force Microscope (MECA-AFM)

L

Meteorological Station - Light Detection and Ranging (MET-LIDAR)

M

Meteorological Station - Pressure and Temperature (MET-PT)

O

Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer - Optical Microscope (MECA-OM)

P

Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer - Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe (MECA-TECP)

R

Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)

S

Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)

T

Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA)

W

Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer - Wet Chemistry Lab (MECA WCE)

X

Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer - Miscellaneous (MECA-Misc)

 

source/epic

 

Value

Meaning

C

Cruise, flight model

S

Surface, flight model

T

Testbed

 

sol

 

Value

Meaning

000

Landing day

XXX

Solar days since landing.

 

prod

 

Click here to see the quick reference list of product types

 

spec

 

Instrument specific fields. Refer to instrument SISs for more information about individual instrument specific fields.

 

 

ver

 

0-9, A-Z (36 total)

 

ext

 

PDS file extension, instrument specific

 

Value

Meaning

.CSV

ASCII data in comma-separated value format

.DAT

Binary data

.IMG

Image data

.JPG

JPEG compressed

.LBL

Detached PDS label

.QUB

Multi-layer, cube products

.TAB

Table/tabular data