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

Derived data products from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during the pre-landing phase at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset contains high-level measurements in physical units, including electron density, electron temperature, and spacecraft potential. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling cometary plasma interactions based on electron density and temperature measurements.
• Calibrating spacecraft potential models based on the voltage and current time series.
• Analyzing the pre-landing environment of comet 67P based on the derived physical unit data.

Strengths

• Contains derived, high-level data products in physical units, reducing raw data processing needs.
• Focuses on a specific and scientifically significant mission phase: the Rosetta pre-landing at comet 67P.
• Data originates from the authoritative source, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during the pre-landing mission phase.

Time Range

Mission phase: Pre-landing at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:00:00.063201; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primary target: comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1 (1969R1).