ROSETTA-ORBITER RPC-LAP: Electron Density Measurements of Comet 67P

NASA's Rosetta mission data contains derived electron density measurements from the RPC-LAP instrument, targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The data was acquired during the prelanding mission phase and offers higher time resolution than other derived data sets. The dataset was last updated on 2026 -03-13.

Use Cases

• Modeling the comet's plasma environment based on electron density measurements.
• Studying temporal variations in the comet's ionosphere based on high-resolution time-series data.
• Correlating electron density with other Rosetta instrument observations during the prelanding phase.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative NASA Rosetta mission.
• Provides higher time resolution electron density data than other derived sets from the same mission phase.

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 data from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument.

Time Range

Acquired during the prelanding mission phase at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:29:35.773010; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.