MMS 2 Fast Plasma Investigation: Partial Distribution Moments, 4.5 s Resolution

Partial plasma moments from the MMS 2 spacecraft's Fast Plasma Investigation instrument, collected at 4.5-second survey resolution. The data, produced by NASA, includes quantities like density_part, integrated over a limited portion of velocity space. Instrument status annotations and timestamps are included to characterize the system state.

Use Cases

• Analyzing plasma density and velocity distributions based on partial moment integrals.
• Studying magnetospheric phenomena based on electric and magnetic field context tags.
• Calibrating satellite instruments based on included instrument system state annotations.
• Comparing plasma behavior inside and outside the mission's Region of Interest based on survey mode resolution changes.

Strengths

• Data originates from NASA's MMS mission, an authoritative source.
• Includes instrument state annotations to aid in data interpretation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is stored in BIN format, which may require specialized tools to read.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measured by the MMS 2 spacecraft's Fast Plasma Investigation instrument.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 08:59:33.513499; freshness should be verified.