Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME ROSETTA-ORBITER MARS RPCICA 2 MARS UNCALIBRATED V2.0
DATA_SET_ID RO-M-RPCICA-2-MARS-RAW-V2.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION This dataset contains Mars swing-by RAW DATA from the RPCICA instrument.
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
Data Set Overview
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The data from the ROSETTA PLASMA CONSORTIUM (RPC) Ion Composition
Analyser (ICA) was submitted by Hans Nilsson for the RPCICA team.

The data set contains data of mass resolved positively charged ions
in the energy range 10 eV to 40 keV. The raw data is separated into
mass channels or mass channel ranges, not actual ion mass. For most
circumstances, significant counts are seen only for certain
directions, mass channels and energy levels. The data is thus sparse
with many zeros. The unit is COUNTS.

This data set contains undisturbed solar wind data from the cruise phase.

Changes form version 1 to 2: The order of the energy levels is now
from low to high, as this is more intuitive. The definition of the
quality flag has changed and now provides information about noise
levels and possibly unstable energy scale which may affect low
energy measurements.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2007-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 2006-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 2007-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_NAME INTERNATIONAL ROSETTA MISSION
MISSION_START_DATE 1995-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME MARS
TARGET_TYPE PLANET
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID RO
INSTRUMENT_NAME ROSETTA PLASMA CONSORTIUM - ION COMPOSITION ANALYSER
INSTRUMENT_ID RPCICA
INSTRUMENT_TYPE PLASMA INSTRUMENT
NODE_NAME Small Bodies
ARCHIVE_STATUS SUPERSEDED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
An automatic screening removing most corrupt data has been used.
Some faulty data may remain, this is usually obvious from the look of
the data. Cross-talk affects some directional and mass resolution.
A quality flag also indicates data with potential problems concerning noise
levels and stability of the energy scale.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Nilsson, H., ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RPCICA 2 MARS UNCALIBRATED V2.0, RO-M-RPCICA-2-MARS-RAW-V2.0, ESA Planetary Science Archive and NASA Planetary Data System, 2017.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This dataset contains RAW DATA from the RPCICA instrument on mission ROSETTA during the Mars swingby. Data of an undisturbed solar wind was obtained far from Mars, and from the Mars magnetosheath during the closer part of the encounter. Data set version 2 replaces a previously delivered data set. Important changes are the ordering of the energy levels which now go from low to high and that the quality flag in the labels is updated.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME HANS NILSSON
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