PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM STANDARD_DATA_PRODUCT_ID = HEA DATA_SET_ID = "MEX-M-MRS-1/2/3-EXT2-2004-V1.0" PRODUCT_ID = "M00SUE0L1A_HEA_091851600_00.TXT" PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME = 2012-06-26T16:29:01.000 PRODUCER_ID = "SUE" INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "MEX" OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2009-07-14 NOTE = "DSN MEX Data Collection" END_OBJECT = TEXT END Miscellaneous ============= This is the first report since HEA9187A.TXT. Open Loop Data ============== Data Collection --------------- We have completed quick-look processing on the following MEX RSR open loop bistatic radar data at Stanford: DOY DSS RSR BAND RSR CH KSPS BT REC RECS RSR MAX START STOP ID RS LEN FILE NAME SNR --- --- -------- -------- ---- --- -- ---- -- ----- ----- ------------ ----- 185 14 16:00:00 17:10:00 -/XR 6 3 25 16 25260 16801 9185160A.RSR 4.1 185 14 16:00:00 17:10:00 -/SR 5 3 25 16 25260 16801 9185160B.RSR 4.0 185 14 16:00:00 17:10:00 -/XL 2 3 25 16 25260 16801 9185160C.RSR 3.6 185 14 16:00:00 17:10:00 -/SL 1 3 25 16 25260 16801 9185160D.RSR 4.9 185 14 17:53:00 18:18:00 -/XR 6 3 25 16 25260 6001 9185175A.RSR 67.5 185 14 17:53:00 18:18:00 -/SR 5 3 25 16 25260 6001 9185175B.RSR 44.6 185 14 17:53:00 18:18:00 -/XL 2 3 25 16 25260 6001 9185175C.RSR 39.6 185 14 17:53:00 18:18:00 -/SL 1 3 25 16 25260 6001 9185175D.RSR 17.1 185 14 18:18:00 19:25:00 -/XR 6 3 25 16 25260 16081 9185181A.RSR 17.2 185 14 18:18:00 19:25:00 -/SR 5 3 25 16 25260 16081 9185181B.RSR 8.6 185 14 18:18:00 19:25:00 -/XL 2 3 25 16 25260 16081 9185181C.RSR 16.8 185 14 18:18:00 19:25:00 -/SL 1 3 25 16 25260 16081 9185181D.RSR 11.0 185 14 19:25:00 20:30:00 -/XR 6 3 25 16 25260 15601 9185192A.RSR 66.9 185 14 19:25:00 20:30:00 -/SR 5 3 25 16 25260 15601 9185192B.RSR 43.4 185 14 19:25:00 20:30:00 -/XL 2 3 25 16 25260 15601 9185192C.RSR 41.6 185 14 19:25:00 20:30:00 -/SL 1 3 25 16 25260 15601 9185192D.RSR 4.7 185 14 18:18:00 18:35:00 -/XR 6 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185181E.RSR 22.5 185 14 18:18:00 18:35:00 -/SR 5 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185181F.RSR 10.7 185 14 18:18:00 18:35:00 -/XL 2 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185181G.RSR 20.1 185 14 18:18:00 18:35:00 -/SL 1 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185181H.RSR 11.6 185 14 18:35:00 18:52:00 -/XR 6 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185183A.RSR 22.6 185 14 18:35:00 18:52:00 -/SR 5 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185183B.RSR 10.3 185 14 18:35:00 18:52:00 -/XL 2 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185183C.RSR 21.3 185 14 18:35:00 18:52:00 -/SL 1 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185183D.RSR 11.2 185 14 18:52:00 19:09:00 -/XR 6 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185185A.RSR 21.2 185 14 18:52:00 19:09:00 -/SR 5 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185185B.RSR 10.2 185 14 18:52:00 19:09:00 -/XL 2 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185185C.RSR 22.5 185 14 18:52:00 19:09:00 -/SL 1 4 100 16 20260 20401 9185185D.RSR 11.5 185 14 19:09:00 19:25:00 -/XR 6 4 100 16 20260 19201 9185190A.RSR 28.9 185 14 19:09:00 19:25:00 -/SR 5 4 100 16 20260 19201 9185190B.RSR 16.8 185 14 19:09:00 19:25:00 -/XL 2 4 100 16 20260 19201 9185190C.RSR 31.4 185 14 19:09:00 19:25:00 -/SL 1 4 100 16 20260 19201 9185190D.RSR 17.9 These appear to be generally good data. During the operation, a communications failure disrupted the normal line between JPL and DSS 14, and a satellite link was substituted. This introduced a significant time delay in transmission of monitoring data to JPL and voice exchanges between JPL and the station. A preliminary review of the data suggests that a couple steps in the ground pre-calibration were either missed or done incompletely. Normal communications were restored before the beginning of surface observations and there appear to have been no subsequent anomalies. The imperfect pre-cal should not have a significant affect on the science quality of the data. There is about a minute of high intensity interference on both S-Band channels at about 18:09. Source of the interference is not known; it should not affect the science quality of the data.