ROSETTA-ORBITER STEINS RPCIES 2 AST1: Asteroid Encounter Raw Instrument Data

ROSETTA-ORBITER STEINS RPCIES 2 AST1 V1.0 contains edited raw data from the RPCIES instrument during the Rosetta spacecraft's encounter with asteroid Steins. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) produced this dataset, which covers measurements taken between 11 July 2008 and 06 September 2008.

Use Cases

• Analyze plasma or particle environment variations during the asteroid flyby based on the raw instrument data.
• Calibrate instrument models using the raw data from the specified encounter period.
• Study temporal phenomena in the asteroid's vicinity based on the two-month data collection window.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative NASA Rosetta mission.
• Covers a defined two-month period centered on a specific asteroid encounter.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Raw instrument data collected by the RPCIES instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

11 July 2008 to 06 September 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 04:32:33.433304; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space; vicinity of asteroid 2867 Steins.