ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCICA: Solar Wind Interaction with Comet 67P Atmosphere

Data from the RPCICA instrument on the ROSETTA mission during its second extension, corrected for cross-talk and resampled. The dataset contains measurements of solar wind interaction with the atmosphere of comet 67P, presented in counts rather than physical units. The data has been processed by NASA and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind interaction with a cometary atmosphere based on the corrected instrument counts.
• Analyzing noise characteristics in space instrument data based on the described noise treatment.
• Studying the composition and dynamics of comet 67P's atmosphere using the solar wind measurement data.
• Comparing corrected count data with data in physical units for calibration and validation purposes.

Strengths

• Data has been corrected for cross-talk using an automatic algorithm.
• Noise has been treated to be even regardless of onward noise suppression.
• Data originates from the ROSETTA mission, a major ESA/NASA collaboration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is in counts, not physical units, requiring conversion for some analyses.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Measurements from the RPCICA instrument on the ROSETTA spacecraft.

Time Range

Covers the Rosetta mission's second extension period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:35:54.013634; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spacecraft observations of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.