ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCLAP: Electron Density Measurements from Extension 1

Derived data from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It contains electron density measurements at a higher time resolution than previous data sets. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal variations in electron density based on the high-resolution time series
• Modeling the plasma environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko based on derived electron density data
• Comparing electron density measurements across different Rosetta mission phases based on the higher resolution data

Strengths

• Data is derived from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument, a primary source for comet 67P.
• Electron density measurements are at a higher time resolution than previous data sets.

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

Derived from Rosetta spacecraft RPC-LAP instrument measurements.

Time Range

ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:37:44.942819; freshness should be verified.