ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCIES 3 PRL: Calibrated Comet Data from Prelanding Phase

Calibrated data from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPCIES instrument during its Prelanding phase (PRL). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration collected this data targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1 (1969 R1). Measurements were taken between 21 January 2014 and 19 November 2014.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet plasma environment based on calibrated RPCIES instrument data
• Model comet activity during spacecraft approach based on the specified prelanding phase
• Study temporal changes in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko based on the 10-month observation period

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, suggesting processed and validated measurements
• Time range is explicitly defined as 21 Jan 2014 to 19 Nov 2014
• Target object is clearly identified as comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1 (1969 R1)

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 Rosetta spacecraft's RPCIES instrument.

Time Range

21 January 2014 to 19 November 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:08:18.998777; freshness should be verified