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Cassini 1-min cruise phase magnetic field data

Strangeway, Robert J. (2025). Cassini 1-min cruise phase magnetic field data [Data set]. Space Physics Data Facility. https://doi.org/10.48322/9ce4-6p81 .

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Cassini/MAG/PT60S

Description

Cassini magnetic field vectors at 1-min resolution in RTN coordinates for mid-1999 to mid-2004 (orbit insertion at Saturn)

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CC0-1.0
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https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Cassini/MAG/PT60S
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Cassini 1-min cruise phase magnetic field data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/9ce4-6p81
ReleaseDate
2026-07-21 12:04:40Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2021-03-10 20:13:28Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-11-14 16:01:56Z
Note
Added PublicationInfo. Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:29:01Z
Note
Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Updated to 2.7.1. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-06-26 13:16:20Z
Note
Add 'Z' to TemporalDescription:TimeSpan:StartDate, TemporalDescription:TimeSpan:StopDate. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-07-21 12:04:40Z
Note
Added HelioData InformationURL. JWL
Description

Cassini magnetic field vectors at 1-min resolution in RTN coordinates for mid-1999 to mid-2004 (orbit insertion at Saturn)

Acknowledgement
Data were originally provided by the magnetometer team to NASA/PDS/PPI, where R. Walker created this data product.
PublicationInfo
Authors
Strangeway, Robert J.
PublicationDate
2025-11-14 16:01:56Z
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. DataProducer spase://SMWG/Person/Raymond.J.Walker
2. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.J.Strangeway
InformationURL
Name
read me from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/cassini/mag_1min/ascii/aareadme.txt
InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
https://helio.data.nasa.gov/dataset/Cassini_MAG_PT60S
Description

The HelioData dataset page provides an overview of the dataset with access links, associated variables, and more.

PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/P_CASSINI_MAG_1M
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Cassini/MAG/PT60S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
FTPBrowser
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/cassini_min.html
AccessURL
Name
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/cassini/
AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/cassini/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

Format
Text
DataExtent
Quantity
54
Units
MB
Per
P1Y
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the instrument team, PDS/PPI, and GSFC/FTPBrowser
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Cassini/MAG
MeasurementType
MagneticField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2000-01-20 00:00:00Z
StopDate
2004-06-26 00:00:00Z
Cadence
PT60S
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Outer
Parameter #1
Name
Magnetic field components
Description

1-min averaged RTN components of magnetic field

Cadence
PT3600S
Units
nT
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
Structure
Size
3
Description

RTN components of magnetic field

Element
Name
BR
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
Element
Name
BT
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
Element
Name
BN
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
Field
Qualifier
Component
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #2
Name
Magnitude field magnitude
Description

Magnitude field magnitude

Cadence
PT60S
Units
nT
Field
Qualifier
Magnitude
FieldQuantity
Magnetic