This directory provides 96 second averaged Plasma Experiment data during the Voyager 1 Saturn encounter between 1980-11-11 and 1980-11-21. Data cover 7 different types: electron browse, electron fit, ion browse, ion fit, ion moment, ion solar wind browse, and ion solar wind. Saturn has a spin period of about 10 hours.
Voyager 1 Mission Document
Instrument Host Document
Instrument Document
Reference Information
Voyager 1 Saturn Flyby Trajectory Overview Plots: X-Y Plane, X-Z Plane, Y-Z Plane
Ephemeris data
SPICE data
INFO.TXT - General and statistical information regarding this data set
| Data | PDS Label | Contents | Data Plot | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELE_FBR | ELE_FBR | 96 sec res. electron browse data for 11/12/80-11/13/80 | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | Electron Browse |
| ELE_FIT | ELE_FIT | 96 sec res. electron fit data (Part I) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (density and temperature for total electron and cold electron) |
6 Saturnian-Day Plot | Electron Fit |
| 96 sec res. electron fit data (Part II) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (density and temperature for the first and second hot electrons) |
6 Saturnian-Day Plot | |||
| 96 sec res. electron fit data (Part III) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (density and temperature for the third and total hot electrons) |
6 Saturnian-Day Plot | |||
| ION_FBR | ION_FBR | 96 sec res. ion browse data (Part I) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (density and temperature for proton and hot ions) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | Ion Browse |
| 96 sec res. ion browse data (Part II) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (velocity components for ions) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | |||
| ION_FIT | ION_FIT | 96 sec res. ion fit data (Part I) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (spacecraft distance from Saturn and the magnetic field components) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | Ion Fit |
| 96 sec res. ion fit data (Part II) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (density and velocity components for the first ion species) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | |||
| 96 sec res. ion fit data (Part III) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (thermal speed of the first ion species in parallel and perpendicular directions) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | |||
| 96 sec res. ion fit data (Part IV) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (density and velocity components for the second ion species) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | |||
| 96 sec res. ion fit data (Part V) for 11/12/80-11/13/80 (thermal speed of the second ion species in parallel and perpendicular directions) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | |||
| PLS_CUP | PLS_CUP | 96 sec res. ion fit cup data for 11/12/80-11/13/80 | N/A | |
| ION_MOM | ION_MOM | 96 sec res. ion moment data for 11/12/80-11/13/80 | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | Ion Moment |
| ION_WBR | ION_WBR | 96 sec res. ion solar wind browse data (Part I) for 11/11/80-11/21/80 (ion density and temperature) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | Ion Solar Wind Browse |
| 96 sec res. ion solar wind browse data (Part II) for 11/11/80-11/21/80 (ion velocity components and thermal speed) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | |||
| ION_WIND | ION_WIND | 96 sec res. ion solar wind data (Part I) for 11/11/80-11/12/80 (density, thermal speed, and velocity components of the first ion species) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot | Ion Solar Wind |
| 96 sec res. ion solar wind data (Part II) for 11/11/80-11/12/80 (density, thermal speed, and velocity components of the second ion species) | 6 Saturnian-Day Plot |
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