ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: RPC-MIP Instrument Data from Comet 67P/C-G

ROSETTA Orbiter data from the RPC-MIP instrument, acquired during the EXTENSION 1 mission phase at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. This V2.0 archive conforms to Planetary Data System Standards Version 3.6 and includes experiment documentation. NASA produced the dataset, which was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling cometary plasma environments based on RPC-MIP instrument measurements.
• Analyzing temporal changes in cometary activity during the ROSETTA mission's extension phase.
• Validating space physics simulations using standardized Planetary Data System data.
• Correlating plasma data with other ROSETTA instrument observations for multi-instrument studies.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the standardized Planetary Data System (PDS) Version 3.6.
• Archive includes experiment documentation for context.
• Dataset is versioned (V2.0) and has undergone a Science Review.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Acquired by the RPC-MIP instrument onboard the ROSETTA Orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 15:46:30.271598; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primary target: comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.