This directory contains the metadata associated with this CD-ROM.             
This information is divided into a series of separate template files.         
These include the files MISSION.CAT, describing the Pioneer Venus             
mission; *HOST.CAT, describing the Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) and            
Multiprobe spacecraft; *INST.CAT, describing the PVO instruments;             
*DS.CAT, describing the data sets contained on this volume; and               
REF.CAT, describing the references cited on this volume.                      
                                                                              
These files are primarily for use in the PDS Data Set Catalog                 
(http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog.html). Some of the information               
contained here may be found elsewhere on the CD-ROM.                          
                                                                              
The following table describes the contents of the catalog templates           
contained in this directory.                                                  
                                                                              
file            contents                                                      
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MISSION.CAT     Mission template for the Pioneer Venus mission                
INSTHOST.CAT    Instrument Host (Spacecraft) template for PVO                 
                and PV Multiprobe                                             
OIMSINST.CAT    OIMS instrument description                                   
HI_RESDS.CAT    OIMS high resolution data set description                     
12SDS.CAT       OIMS 12 second data set description                           
REF.CAT         OIMS references