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Product_Observational

Identification_Area
logical_identifier
urn:nasa:pds:mess-mag-calibrated:data-rtn:magrtnsci12341
version_id
1.0
title
MESSENGER MAG Calibrated Radial-Tangential-Normal Data 2012-12-06 00:00:04.615 - 2012-12-07 00:00:00.666
information_model_version
1.15.0.0
product_class
Product_Observational
Citation_Information
author_list
Korth, H.
publication_year
2021
description
The table contains the timetags and 3-axis calibrated samples of the magnetic field in heliospheric RTN coordinates in units of nano-Tesla, Br, Bt, Bn. The spacecraft position is identified by radial distance from the Sun, latitude above the ecliptic plane, and azimuth with respect to the Earth-Sun line in the ecliptic plane. The sampling rate is commandable and can vary. The table contains data from MAG science packets generated on a given day with one vector sample given per row. START_TIME and STOP_TIME correspond to the TIME_TAG values of the first row and last row in the table, respectively.
Modification_History
Modification_Detail
modification_date
2021-03-26
version_id
1.0
description
This product, MAGRTNSCI12341_V08.TAB, was originally released in 2015 as part of the PDS3 MESS-E/V/H/SW-MAG-3-CDR-CALIBRATED-V1.0 dataset. The metadata have been migrated to PDS4. The data themselves are unchanged.
Observation_Area
Time_Coordinates
start_date_time
2012-12-06T00:00:04.615Z
stop_date_time
2012-12-07T00:00:00.666Z
Primary_Result_Summary
purpose
Science
processing_level
Calibrated
Science_Facets
domain
Heliosphere
domain
Magnetosphere
discipline_name
Fields
facet1
Magnetic
facet2
Background
Investigation_Area
name
MESSENGER
type
Mission
Internal_Reference
lid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.messenger
reference_type
data_to_investigation
Observing_System
Observing_System_Component
name
Magnetometer
type
Instrument
Internal_Reference
lid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:mag.mess
reference_type
is_instrument
Observing_System_Component
name
MESSENGER
type
Host
Internal_Reference
lid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.mess
reference_type
is_instrument_host
Target_Identification
name
Mercury
type
Planet
Internal_Reference
lid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:context:target:planet.mercury
reference_type
data_to_target
Mission_Area
MESSENGER
mission_phase_name
Mercury Orbit Year 2
spacecraft_clock_start_count
1/263239470.458
spacecraft_clock_stop_count
1/263325866.508
Reference_List
Source_Product_External
external_source_product_identifier
MESS-E/V/H/SW-MAG-3-CDR-CALIBRATED-V1.0:magrtnsci12341
reference_type
data_to_calibrated_source_product
doi
10.17189/1519745
curating_facility
NASA Planetary Data System
description
This is the first version of this product converted to PDS4. The DOI provided references the PDS3 source data set.
File_Area_Observational
File
file_name
MAGRTNSCI12341_V08.TAB
creation_date_time
2016-03-01T07:41:23.000Z
file_size
191788242
md5_checksum
57a0a38691c9ea279cdd7b66a834d9a7
comment
This data file is unmodified from the PDS3 version.
Table_Character
offset
0
records
1727822
record_delimiter
Carriage-Return Line-Feed
Record_Character
fields
12
groups
0
record_length
111
Field_Character
name
YEAR
field_number
1
field_location
1
data_type
ASCII_Integer
field_length
4
description
UTC year associated with the magnetic field samples Bx, By, Bz in each record.
Field_Character
name
DAY_OF_YEAR
field_number
2
field_location
6
data_type
ASCII_Integer
field_length
3
description
UTC day of year associated with the magnetic field samples Bx, By, Bz in each record.
Field_Character
name
HOUR
field_number
3
field_location
10
data_type
ASCII_Integer
field_length
2
description
UTC hour associated with the magnetic field samples Bx, By, Bz in each record.
Field_Character
name
MINUTE
field_number
4
field_location
13
data_type
ASCII_Integer
field_length
2
description
UTC minute associated with the magnetic field samples Bx, By, Bz in each record.
Field_Character
name
SECOND
field_number
5
field_location
16
data_type
ASCII_Real
field_length
6
description
UTC second associated with the magnetic field samples Bx, By, Bz in each record.
Field_Character
name
TIME_TAG
field_number
6
field_location
23
data_type
ASCII_Real
field_length
13
description
A derived value for the timetag associated with the r,t,n sample in each record. The derived value is created by the following formula: MET + 0.05 * delta_ts + (dt_sample)*(I-1) - latency. MET is the mission elapsed time for the entire science packet. delta_ts is the delta time in seconds between the MET and the first sample in the downloaded science packet. dt_sample is the time between samples in seconds and given by dt_sample = 1/sample_rate where sample_rate is the reported sample rate in samples per second. I is the incremental counter for each data sample in the science packet. I=1 is the first sample in the packet. Latency is the sample rate-dependent delay of the time stamp recording relative to the actual time of observation.
Field_Character
name
RDIST
field_number
7
field_location
37
data_type
ASCII_Real
field_length
14
description
Radial distance of the MESSENGER spacecraft from the Sun in units of kilometers.
Field_Character
name
LATITUDE_ECLIP
field_number
8
field_location
52
data_type
ASCII_Real
field_length
12
description
Northward latitude of the MESSENGER spacecraft above instantaneous ecliptic plane in units of degrees.
Field_Character
name
AZIMUTH_ECLIP
field_number
9
field_location
65
data_type
ASCII_Real
field_length
12
description
Azimuth angle of the MESSENGER spacecraft in the instantaneous ecliptic plane with respect to the Earth-Sun line in units of degrees, positive in direction of the Earth's orbital motion.
Field_Character
name
BR
field_number
10
field_location
78
data_type
ASCII_Real
field_length
10
description
Magnetic field value in units of nano-Tesla in Sun-to-spacecraft direction.
Field_Character
name
BT
field_number
11
field_location
89
data_type
ASCII_Real
field_length
10
description
Magnetic field value in units of nano-Tesla in the tangential direction given by the cross product of the Sun spin axis and the Sun-to-spacecraft vector.
Field_Character
name
BN
field_number
12
field_location
100
data_type
ASCII_Real
field_length
10
description
Magnetic field value in units of nano-Tesla in direction of the cross product of the Sun-to-spacecraft vector and the tangential direction.