ROSETTA-ORBITER RPCIES: Comet 67P Prelanding Phase Data, 2014

Edited raw data from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPCIES instrument during its prelanding phase at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset covers measurements taken between 21 January 2014 and 20 November 2014. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing plasma density and composition around comet 67P based on the RPCIES instrument data.
• Studying the temporal evolution of the comet's coma during the prelanding approach phase.
• Modeling solar wind interaction with the comet based on in-situ particle measurements.
• Correlating RPCIES observations with other Rosetta instrument datasets for multi-instrument studies.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined 10-month prelanding phase from a major interplanetary mission.
• Target is a well-known comet (67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko).
• Source is the authoritative space agency NASA.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measurements from the RPCIES instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

21 January 2014 to 20 November 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:26:06.143138; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko