Pioneer 10 Magnetic Field and Plasma Data in RTN Coordinates

Hourly resolution merged magnetic field vectors and plasma flow direction angles from the Pioneer 10 spacecraft. The data set was created at NSSDC for COHOWeb and uses RTN and HGI coordinate systems. NASA is the organization responsible for the dataset.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind interactions based on plasma flow direction angles.
• Analyzing magnetic field vector variations in the heliosphere based on RTN coordinates.
• Correlating spacecraft position with plasma conditions based on Heliographic inertial (HGI) coordinates.
• Studying temporal dynamics of the interplanetary environment based on hourly resolution data.

Strengths

• Data is merged from magnetic field and plasma instruments, providing correlated measurements.
• Coordinates are explicitly defined (RTN and HGI), which aids in spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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

Created at NSSDC for COHOWeb from spacecraft instrument data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:40:24.310994; freshness should be verified.