ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: RPC-LAP Derived Plasma Measurements

Derived high-level data products from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during the mission's Extension 3 phase targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The data includes physical units such as electron density, electron temperature, spacecraft potential, and downsampled time series of current and voltage measurements. The dataset is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the plasma environment of comet 67P based on electron density and temperature measurements.
• Analyzing spacecraft charging effects based on spacecraft potential data.
• Studying temporal variations in cometary plasma based on downsampled current and voltage time series.

Strengths

• Contains high-level derived data products in physical units, reducing raw data processing needs.
• Focuses on a specific, scientifically significant mission phase (ROSETTA EXTENSION 3) targeting comet 67P.
• Data originates from a major space agency (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

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 measurements by the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument.

Time Range

Acquired during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 3 mission phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:43:28.270699; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spacecraft measurements around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.