ROSETTA-ORBITER RPCMAG: Calibrated Magnetometer Data from Comet 67P, April-June 2016

Calibrated magnetometer data from the ROSETTA orbiter's RPCMAG instrument during the EXTENDED MISSION PHASE 2, spanning from April 6 until June 29, 2016. Observations were made in the vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset is version 9.0 and was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the comet's magnetic environment based on calibrated magnetic field measurements.
• Analyzing temporal changes in the solar wind interaction based on the specified observation period.
• Validating and improving sensor temperature models for space instrumentation based on the version improvements.
• Studying magnetic disturbance sources near the comet based on the enhanced documentation.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated to CODMAC Level 3, indicating a processed, science-ready state.
• Version 9.0 features a significantly improved sensor temperature model and quality flagging system.
• Covers a defined observation period from April 6 to June 29, 2016, during the comet encounter.

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 for large-scale processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Observations from the ROSETTA orbiter's RPCMAG magnetometer instrument.

Time Range

April 6, 2016 to June 29,我们发现 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:09:54.010372; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.