USGS CMG InfoBank format for Dates metadata [a single line]

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InfoBank Terms:	Activity ID activity overview crew digital data formal metadata lines metadata NGDC port stops project/theme region ship stations time virtual globe year
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File Name	/infobank/<letter>/<activityid>/meta/<activity-id>.dates
Style	activity first line style, single record, in caps, without tabs
Mnemonic	(ActivityID, Starting(Month/Day/Year, JulianDay), Ending(Month/Day/Year, JulianDay))
Fortran format	(a, t10, i2.2, '/', i2.2, '/', i4.4, t21, '(JD ', i3.3, ') --> ', i2.2, '/', i2.2, '/', i4.4, t45, '(JD ', i3.3, ')')
Purpose	temporal domain
Derivative	FACS Overview logbook

Example

         1         2         3         4         5  
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012

L284AN   02/03/1984 (JD 034) --> 03/03/1984 (JD 063)

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