PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2012-03-15 NOTE = "This file describes the Helium Vector Magnetometer data available in this directory." END_OBJECT = TEXT END Overview ======== This directory contains the Pioneer 11 Helium Vector Magnetometer high-resolution data from the Saturn close encounter period covering 1979-08-30T00:02:47 to 1979-09-08T23:59:23. The data are provided in 'PE' (spacecraft-centered) coordinates at the highest time resolution available. Please see the file 'SATURN.TXT' for a description of the PE coordinate system, and for information on transforming the PE data into saturn-centered coordinates. The data are stored stored in 10 ASCII files (*.TAB). File Formats ============ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data file format ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Column Format Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME A23 Earth recieve time (UTC) of each averaging interval in the format yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sss BX_PE F8.2 X component of magnetic field in PE coordinates BY_PE F8.2 Y component of magnetic field in PE coordinates BZ_PE F8.2 Z component of magnetic field in PE coordinates BTOTAL F8.2 magnitude of the magnetic field Associated Files ================ The following files contain information relevant the these data files: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- file contents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CATALOG/P11_HVM_INST.CAT describes the HVM instrument CATALOG/P11_REF.CAT describes references related to the data