ROSETTA-ORBITER LUTETIA RPCIES 2 AST2 V1.0: Asteroid Encounter Data

Edited raw data from the RPCIES instrument aboard the Rosetta orbiter during its encounter with asteroid Lutetia. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration collected this data between 10 July 2010 and 13 July 2010. It likely contains measurements of plasma or charged particles around the asteroid.

Use Cases

• Analyze plasma environment around asteroid Lutetia based on RPCIES instrument data
• Study charged particle interactions during a spacecraft encounter based on edited raw data
• Validate or compare models of asteroid-spacecraft interactions based on the July 2010 time range

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, documented mission encounter (Rosetta orbiter at asteroid Lutetia)
• Time range is precisely defined as 10 July 2010 to 13 July 2010
• Source organization is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• 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

Data gathered by the RPCIES instrument aboard the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

10 July 2010 to 13 July 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:23:54.447951; freshness should be verified