ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCMIP: Comet 67P Prelanding Phase Measurements

Derived data from the RPC-MIP instrument on the ROSETTA Orbiter, acquired during the PRELANDING mission phase near comet 67P/C-G. The archive includes documentation describing the RPC-MIP experiment and conforms to Planetary Data System Standards, Version 3.6. NASA is the organization responsible for this dataset.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet plasma environment based on RPC-MIP instrument observations
• Validate spacecraft instrument models based on documented experiment descriptions
• Study comet 67P/C-G characteristics during the prelanding mission phase

Strengths

• Data conforms to Planetary Data System Standards, Version 3.6
• Includes documentation describing the RPC-MIP experiment

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Observations from the RPC-MIP instrument on-board ROSETTA Orbiter

Time Range

During the PRELANDING mission phase

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 08:48:48.734301; freshness should be verified

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/C-G