Voyager 1 Saturn Magnetic Field Measurements in RTN Coordinates

Voyager 1 Saturn Magnetic Field in Heliographic RTN Coordinates, Resampled, Version 1.0, 48 s Data includes calibrated magnetic field data from the Voyager 1 Low Field Magnetometer during the Saturn encounter. The data set covers inbound solar wind and outbound bowshock crossings, with measurements averaged to a 48-second sample rate and calibrated in nanoteslas. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this data set.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Saturn's magnetosphere structure based on calibrated magnetic field measurements.
• Studying solar wind interactions with Saturn based on inbound and outbound coverage.
• Modeling magnetic field fluctuations based on the eight dynamic ranges of the instrument.
• Comparing spacecraft magnetometer data based on the detailed calibration and processing steps.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, with details provided in the Voyager 1 Magnetometer Instrument Catalog.
• The instrument has eight dynamic ranges (±8.8 nT to ±50,000 nT) with specified quantization uncertainty.
• Processing steps from raw counts to final averages are explicitly documented.

Limitations

• 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

Data acquired by the Voyager 1 Low Field Magnetometer (LFM) and processed through averaging and calibration.

Time Range

During the Voyager 1 Saturn encounter.