  We present the spectrum and pulse profile of the Crab Pulsar in the near
ultraviolet (1600-3200 Angstroms) observed with the Space Telescope Imaging
Spectrograph (STIS) during the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) second Servicing
Mission Orbital Verification (SMOV) period. The two-dimensional
Near-Ultraviolet Multi-Anode Microchannel Array (NUV MAMA) was used in time-tag
mode with a 2 arcsec by 2 arcsec aperture and the low dispersion grating,
G230L, to obtain a cube with axes of slit position, wavelength, and time. The
observation-derived pulse profile is consistent with radio measurements, and
the pulse profile agrees well with previous NUV broadband measurements by the
High Speed Photometer. The pulsar spectrum includes the 2200 A dust absorption
feature, plus several interstellar absorption lines. Dereddening the spectrum
using the Savage-Mathis model with E(B-V)=0.55+- 0.05 leads to a good fit to a
power law with slope of -0.3+-0.2. Spectra of the main pulse, the interpulse,
and the individual rising and falling edges are similar to the total spectrum
within the limits of photon statistics. The pulse profile is stable across the
NUV spectral range. Histogram analysis reveals no evidence for the superpulses
seen at radio wavelengths. The interstellar absorption line equivalent widths
of Mg I, Mg II and FeII are lower than expected based upon the implied HI
column density from E(B-V)=0.5. While several explanations are possible,
additional studies will be necessary to narrow the options.
