ROSETTA-ORBITER LUTETIARPCLAP 3: Calibrated RPC-LAP Data from Asteroid 21 Lutetia Fly-By

National Aeronautics and Space Administration data from the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during the Lutetia fly-by mission phase. The dataset contains calibrated instrument outputs in volts and amperes, corrected for instrument offsets, and is reorganized into fewer files with longer time series. This version, updated in March 2026, restarts the version numbering to V1.0 due to a naming convention change.

Use Cases

• Analyzing plasma environment around asteroid 21 Lutetia based on calibrated voltage and current measurements.
• Studying time-series trends in instrument output during the fly-by mission phase.
• Validating or comparing spacecraft instrument calibration and correction methods.
• Modeling asteroid-spacecraft interactions using direct, calibrated physical measurements.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated and corrected for instrument offsets, suggesting processed scientific quality.
• Dataset reorganization into fewer files with longer time series may improve analysis workflow.
• Versioning indicates active curation, with a last update recorded on 2026-03 13.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The license is listed as 'other-license-specified', requiring review for usage terms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the Rosetta spacecraft's RPC-LAP instrument during the Lutetia fly-by mission phase.

Time Range

During the Lutetia fly-by mission phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:30:15.730698.

Geography

Space, in proximity to asteroid 21 Lutetia.