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About this set of tutorials |
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A brief introduction to the SPICE system |
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Why SPICE was conceived |
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An overview of the entire SPICE system |
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Summary of many conventions and the lingo used within SPICE |
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A discourse on the numeric IDs used throughout SPICE |
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Some discussion on concepts of space geometry and time |
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An introduction to the data files used in SPICE |
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Some information about porting kernels between dissimilar computers |
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Means for providing and using metadata (data about data) in kernels |
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General instructions for obtaining and installing a SPICE Toolkit package |
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Some specific requirements and suggestions about configuring your computing environment to use SPICE software |
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An overview of the various kinds and contents of the SPICE Toolkits |
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Special notes about the Toolkits designed for use with MATLAB |
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Special notes about the Toolkits designed for use with Interactive Data Language |
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Where to find the principal instructions for using any Toolkit module |
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Time systems, conversions and formats used in SPICE |
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The leapseconds (LSK) and spacecraft clock (SCLK) kernels used in time computations |
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The ephemeris subsystem, used for providing state (position/velocity) of objects |
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The subsystem (Planetary Constants Kernel), used for providing size, shape and orientation of solar system bodies |
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The subsystem (C-matrix Kernel) that deals with orientation of spacecraft and rotating structures on the spacecraft |
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The subsystem (Frames Kernel) used to define many of the reference frames available within SPICE |
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Provides some examples of how the Frames Subsystem is used |
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Describes an important extension to the Frames Subsystem |
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Special kernels dealing with orientation of the moon and earth |
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The subsystem that deals with instrument field of view size, shape and orientation, and perhaps more |
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Provides pointers to examples of real FKs and IKs that could be useful to examine |
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An introduction to some of the "high-level" observation geometry computations that are possible using SPICE kernels and Toolkit software |
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An introduction to some of the "low level" computations available within SPICE |
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Provides an overview the built-in mechanism for trapping and handling many kinds of erroneous inputs |
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Describes each of the small number of programs provided as part of the SPICE Toolkit |
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Describes each of the small number of programs not part of the SPICE Toolkit but available from the NAIF website |
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Discusses some of the most common problems encountered by SPICE system users |
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An introduction to where to find the various categories of SPICE kernels available from NAIF |
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A handy desktop reference summarizing key points made in the SPICE tutorials |
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A sample space geometry program built with the IDL ("Icy") interface to SPICE |
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A sample space geometry program built with the MATLAB ("Mice") interface to SPICE |
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A sample space geometry program built with the C interface to SPICE |
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A sample space geometry program built with the FORTRAN interface to SPICE |
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Discusses some mechanisms for producing a SPICE SPK file |
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Discusses some mechanisms for producing a SPICE CK file |
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Provides an overview the SPICE Events subsystem (EK) |
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A brief overview of NAIF's plans for further development of the SPICE system |
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An overview of the integrated shape model subsystem currently under development |
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An overview the geometric event finding subsystem currently under development |
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A listing of relevant SPICE documents arranged by functional category |
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ZIP file of all SPICE Tutorials |
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A single PDF merging all tutorials |