ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCLAP: Electron Density Measurements from Comet 67P

Derived data from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument, acquired during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 3 mission phase targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It contains electron density measurements at a higher time resolution than previous derived data sets. The dataset was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling cometary plasma dynamics based on electron density measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the comet's ionosphere based on high-resolution time-series data.
• Correlating solar wind interactions with cometary activity based on in-situ measurements.
• Validating and improving space physics simulations based on derived mission data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the Rosetta mission, a primary source for cometary science.
• Provides electron density at a higher time resolution than previous derived data sets.
• Last updated on 2026-03-13, indicating recent metadata maintenance.

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.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from Rosetta RPC-LAP instrument measurements.

Time Range

ROSETTA EXTENSION 3 mission phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13.

Geography

Space, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.