ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCIES: Calibrated Prelanding Phase Data

From 21 Jan 2014 to 19 Nov 2014, the Rosetta spacecraft's RPCIES instrument collected calibrated data during the Prelanding phase targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset is published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the International Rosetta Mission. It contains measurements from the comet's approach and early orbital phase.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the solar wind's interaction with comet 67P based on calibrated plasma measurements.
• Studying the temporal evolution of the comet's ionosphere during the Prelanding phase.
• Modeling cometary outgassing and activity using the calibrated instrument data.
• Correlating RPCIES measurements with other Rosetta instrument datasets for multi-instrument studies.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly described as calibrated, which suggests a processed, analysis-ready state.
• Covers a defined 10-month period (21 Jan 2014 to 19 Nov 2014) of the Rosetta mission's Prelanding phase.
• Originates from the authoritative source of NASA and the International Rosetta Mission.

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.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific Prelanding mission phase.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), International Rosetta Mission

Collection Method

Collected by the RPCIES instrument aboard the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

21 Jan 2014 to 19 Nov 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 19:50:25.590546; freshness should be verified.