MESSENGER MAG CALIBRATED Bundle Readme ======================================================================== Introduction ======================================================================= This bundle contains documentation and data from the MESSENGER Magnetometer (MAG) data bundle. This bundle is intended for the use of scientists and students in the study of the planet Mercury. The data may be used for research and publication. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phase Start Date End Date Flyby Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Launch 2004-08-03 2004-09-12 Earth Earth Flyby 2005-07-19 2005-08-16 2005-08-02 (214) Venus Venus 1 Flyby 2006-10-10 2006-11-07 No Data Venus 2 Flby 2007-05-23 2007-06-20 2007-06-06 (157) Mercury Mercury 1 Flyby 2007-12-31 2008-01-28 2008-01-14 (014) Mercury 2 Flyby 2000-09-22 2008-10-20 2008-10-06 (280) Mercury 3 Flyby 2009-09-16 2009-10-14 2009-10-01 (274) Mercury Orbit 2011-03-04 2012-03-18 Mercury Orbit Year 2 2012-03-18 2013-03-17 Mercury Orbit Year 3 2013-03-18 2014-03-17 Mercury Orbit Year 4 2014-03-18 2015-03-17 Mercury Orbit Year 5 2015-03-18 2015-04-30 Cruise Earth Cruise 2004-09-13 2005-07-18 Venus 1 Cruise 2005-08-17 2006-10-11 Venus 2 Cruise 2006-11-08 2007-05-22 Mercury 1 Cruise 2007-06-21 2007-12-30 Mercury 2 Cruise 2008-01-29 2000-09-21 Mercury 3 Cruise 2008-10-21 2009-09-15 Mercury 4 Cruise 2009-10-14 2011-03-03 ======================================================================== Contacts ======================================================================== For questions concerning these data products and documentation, contact: WWW Site: http://pds-ppi.igpp.ucla.edu Email: pds_operator@igpp.ucla.edu For questions regarding PDS Standards or other archive bundles available from the PDS, please contact PDS Operator at the PDS Central Node (at JPL): Email pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov Telephone (818) 354-4321 The PDS, and the Planetary Plasma Interactions Node in particular, assume no legal liability for errors in this bundle. All users are encouraged to verify the 'correctness' of the data prior to submitting any publications or other work based on these data.