ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCIES: Comet 67P Derived Data from Mission Extension 3

The Rosetta mission's RPCIES instrument collected this derived data from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. NASA produced the dataset, which covers observations from 01 Jul 2016 to 30 Sep 2016 during the mission's third extension phase.

Use Cases

• Modeling cometary ionosphere dynamics based on derived RPCIES instrument data
• Analyzing solar wind interaction with comet 67P based on mission extension phase data
• Studying temporal changes in cometary activity during the 2016 observation window

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by NASA
• Covers a specific three-month observation period from July to September 2016
• Focuses on a single, well-studied target: comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived data from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPCIES instrument

Time Range

01 Jul 2016 to 30 Sep 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:11:33.698658; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (solar system)