ROSETTA-ORBITER GIADA 2: Mars Swing-By Instrument Checkout Data

Data from the GIADA instrument's in-flight tests during the Rosetta spacecraft's Mars swing-by phase in November 2006 and May 2007. The volume contains housekeeping and calibration data converted from ADC counts to engineering values, provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The scientific data are due to noise, as no dust grain events were expected during this mission phase.

Use Cases

• Evaluate instrument health and behavior based on housekeeping and calibration data.
• Analyze noise characteristics in scientific sensor data during quiet mission phases.
• Compare instrument performance across different mission phases using consistent calibration data.
• Study potential contaminant deposition in spacecraft environments based on MBS frequency changes.

Strengths

• Data quality for housekeeping and calibration is explicitly described as 'good'.
• Data have been converted from raw ADC counts to engineering values.
• Contains documentation describing the GIADA experiment.

Limitations

• Scientific data are described as being 'due to noise' and not real scientific measurements.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the GIADA (Grain Impact Analyzer and Dust Accumulator) instrument during the Rosetta orbiter's Mars swing-by.

Time Range

November 2006 and May 2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:40:45.312283; freshness should be verified.