VG2 Plasma Wave Spectrometer: Voyager 2 Electric Field Waveforms

Voyager 2 spacecraft electric field waveform samples collected by the Plasma Wave Subsystem throughout its entire mission. The data set includes observations from cruise phases before, between, and after encounters with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, as well as data from those encounter phases. Data after March 7, 2006 will be added to the archive on subsequent volumes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing plasma wave phenomena based on electric field waveform samples
• Studying planetary magnetospheres based on encounter phase observations
• Investigating the interstellar medium based on cruise phase data
• Comparing plasma wave activity across different planetary encounters

Strengths

• Data spans the entire Voyager 2 mission, including four planetary encounters
• Includes waveform observations from all cruise and encounter mission phases

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

Data collected by the Voyager 2 Plasma Wave Subsystem waveform receiver.

Time Range

From mission launch through encounters with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, with data after 2006-03-07 to be added.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:20:37.938296; freshness should be verified

Geography

Interplanetary and interstellar space traversed by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.