ROSETTA-ORBITER LUTETIARPCLAP 2: Rosetta RPC-LAP Asteroid Flyby Data

NASA's ROSETTA-ORBITER LUTETIARPCLAP 2 AST2 EDITED2 V1.0 dataset contains uncalibrated raw data from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during its flyby of asteroid 21 Lutetia. The data reorganizes instrument output into fewer files with longer time series sorted by measurement type. This version changes the previous VOLUME_ID and restarts numbering due to a naming convention update.

Use Cases

• Analyze raw instrument performance based on uncalibrated digital output mentioned in the description
• Study asteroid interaction signals based on data acquired during the Lutetia flyby mission phase
• Compare measurement types based on data sorted by type of measurement

Strengths

• Data is from a specific mission phase (Lutetia flyby) targeting asteroid 21 Lutetia
• Data reorganization into fewer files with longer time series may improve analysis workflow
• Versioning indicates curation with updated naming conventions

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

Acquired by Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during asteroid flyby.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:36:18.279030; freshness should be verified