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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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