ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Solar Wind Ion Measurements from RPCICA

Resampled calibrated data from the RPCICA instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft, separated into four physical mass ranges for ions. The data contains measurements of solar wind interaction with the atmosphere of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko during the mission's second extension. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind interaction with comet 67P's atmosphere based on ion mass range data.
• Analyzing the composition of ions near comet 67P based on the separated mass ranges (H+, He++, He+, heavier ions).
• Studying temporal variations in cometary ion populations during the Rosetta mission's extension phase.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated and resampled, suggesting a processed, analysis-ready state.
• Focuses on four distinct ion mass ranges (1, 2, 4, 16 amu and above), enabling compositional studies.
• Originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission, managed by NASA.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Measurements collected by the RPCICA instrument aboard the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

Covers the Rosetta mission's second extension phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:36:20.677567; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data collected in the vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.