ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCICA: Solar Wind Interaction Measurements

Corrected and resampled calibrated data from the RPCICA instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft during its second mission extension. Measurements likely contain time-series data of solar wind interaction with the atmosphere of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind interaction with a comet's atmosphere based on calibrated instrument measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in plasma parameters around comet 67P.
• Studying the effects of the comet's activity phase on the surrounding environment during Rosetta's extension mission.

Strengths

• Data is corrected and calibrated, suggesting a processed, analysis-ready state.
• Data is resampled, which may indicate a uniform time resolution.
• Provided by the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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 review before use.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected by the RPCICA instrument on the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

Temporal coverage corresponds to Rosetta mission extension 2.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:08:50.891974; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spatial coverage is the vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.