MESSENGER EPPS: Calibrated Plasma Spectrometer Data from Mercury Orbit

Calibrated observations from the MESSENGER spacecraft's Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS), covering the energy/charge range of < 46 eV/q to 13 keV/q. The data set is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and contains eight FIPS data products. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Modeling Mercury's magnetosphere based on plasma composition and energy distributions.
• Analyzing solar wind interactions with planetary bodies based on energetic particle measurements.
• Studying space plasma physics based on calibrated energy/charge spectra.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, indicating a processed and standardized format.
• Covers a specific energy/charge range (< 46 eV/q to 13 keV/q) for plasma analysis.
• Originates from a NASA mission, suggesting authoritative collection methods.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Observations from the MESSENGER spacecraft's Energetic Particle and Plasma Spectrometer (EPPS).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:22:54.256453; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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