Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME ROSETTA-ORBITER CHECK MIDAS 3 CR2 PC1-2 V1.0
DATA_SET_ID RO-X-MIDAS-3-CR2-PC1-2-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID NULL
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION Data from the Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System of the ROSETTA Orbiter collected in the CRUISE 2 mission phase.
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
This dataset includes MIDAS data from the payload checkouts #1 and #2:
 
Scenario        ID      Date (YYDDDHH)  Observation description
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PC1 (passive)   1       0527405-0527409 MIDAS passive C/O part A
                2       0527723-0527803 MIDAS passive C/O part B
 
PC2 (passive)   1       0606318-0606321 MIDAS passive C/O part A
                2       0606717-0606720 MIDAS passive C/O part B
 
The images included in the passive checkout observations have been
taken without approaching the surface and do not contain any
meaningful data.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2008-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 2005-10-01T05:42:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 2006-03-08T08:00:00.000Z
MISSION_NAME INTERNATIONAL ROSETTA MISSION
MISSION_START_DATE 1995-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME UNKNOWN
TARGET_TYPE UNKNOWN
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID RO
INSTRUMENT_NAME MICRO-IMAGING DUST ANALYSIS SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT_ID MIDAS
INSTRUMENT_TYPE SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE
NODE_NAME Small Bodies
ARCHIVE_STATUS ARCHIVED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
TBW
CITATION_DESCRIPTION K. Torkar, H. Jeszenszky and J. Romstedt, Payload Checkout 1-2 Data 1.0, RO-X-MIDAS-3-CR2-PC1-2-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2008.
ABSTRACT_TEXT The Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System (MIDAS) is an instrument on the ROSETTA Orbiter that will provide 3D images and statistical parameters of pristine cometary particles hitting the detector. This data set includes all data from the CRUISE 2 mission phase.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME HARALD JESZENSZKY
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