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Data Set Overview
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This dataset contains results from the magnetometer flown aboard the
Giotto spacecraft, and recorded during its flyby of Comet
P/Grigg-Skjellerup in July of 1992. It contains both raw magnetometer
readings from periods during 3 July to 11 July, as well as files
containing time-averages of the magnetic field vectors during the
encounter period.
Parameters
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Each file contains a time-tagged list of magnetic field vector
components as measure by the main (outboard) magnetometer. The raw
data files also include periodic differences between these readings
and the measurements made by the inboard magnetometer. The average
files contain time-averages over 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 64, and 128 seconds
(each in a separate file) and RMS errors for the encounter phase of
the mission.
Data
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The data are supplied in 62 files:
48 binary files containing the raw data, one hour's worth per file
7 binary files containing the various time-averages
7 ASCII files, created at the SBN, which contain the same
information as the binary average files, but in ASCII form for
browsing.
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