Galileo Magnetometer Observations of Asteroid Gaspra

Galileo Magnetometer observations of the asteroid Gaspra, extracted from the Galileo archive. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze magnetic field variations near an asteroid based on magnetometer observations.
• Model solar wind interaction with asteroid bodies based on trajectory and magnetic field data.
• Correlate spacecraft trajectory data with magnetometer readings for space environment studies.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Galileo mission archive.
• Last updated on 2026-03-13, indicating recent metadata maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Extracted from the Galileo archive.

Time Range

Likely corresponds to the Galileo spacecraft's flyby of Gaspra in 1991.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:21:10.656924; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space; asteroid Gaspra.