ROSETTA-ORBITER RPCMAG: Raw Magnetometer Data from Comet 67P Prelaunch Phase

NASA's ROSETTA orbiter magnetometer (RPCMAG) dataset contains edited raw data from the prelanding phase around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The data covers observations from March 23, 2014, to November 21, 2014, and is provided as CODMAC Level 2 data. This version, V9.0, includes updates to documentation and quality flagging for consistency with calibrated datasets.

Use Cases

• Modeling the comet's magnetic environment based on raw magnetometer readings.
• Studying temporal variations in magnetic field strength during the prelanding orbital phase.
• Calibrating and validating sensor temperature models using the updated raw data stream.
• Investigating magnetic disturbance sources near comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined 8-month prelanding phase from March to November 2014.
• Version V9.0 features improved documentation on magnetic disturbance sources and data handling.
• Dataset is part of a coordinated update ensuring all data products (raw, calibrated, resampled) are at the same processing stage.

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.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Observations from the ROSETTA orbiter's RPCMAG instrument.

Time Range

March 23, 2014 to November 21, 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 18:24:02.723240; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko