ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCICA: Solar Wind Interaction Data

The dataset contains corrected and resampled raw data from the RPCICA instrument on the Rosetta mission during its first extension. Measurements focus on solar wind interaction with the atmosphere of comet 67P. The data has been corrected for cross-talk and noise, resulting in values in counts that may be negative.

Use Cases

• Analyze solar wind interaction patterns based on corrected count measurements
• Study comet 67P's atmospheric properties based on instrument readings
• Validate noise correction algorithms based on the described data treatment

Strengths

• Data has been corrected for cross-talk using an automatic algorithm
• Noise has been treated to be even regardless of onward noise suppression

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

Data gathered by the RPCICA instrument on the Rosetta orbiter mission.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:16:37.722932; freshness should be verified