ROSETTA-ORBITER RPCICA: Calibrated Solar Wind Interaction Data for Comet 67P

Calibrated data from the RPCICA instrument on the Rosetta orbiter, collected during the mission's second extension phase. The dataset contains measurements of solar wind interaction with the atmosphere of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind interaction with a cometary atmosphere based on the calibrated plasma measurements.
• Analyzing the composition and dynamics of comet 67P's atmosphere based on the described interaction data.
• Validating physical models of cometary plasma environments based on the calibrated instrument data.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, which suggests a processed and standardized format for analysis.
• Produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, indicating an authoritative source.
• Last updated in March 2026, suggesting ongoing curation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The license is listed as 'other-license-specified', requiring manual verification of terms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the RPCICA (Rosetta Plasma Consortium Ion Composition Analyzer) instrument on the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

Covers the Rosetta mission's second extension phase (dates unspecified).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:54:24.389922

Geography

Data pertains to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.