MAPSKP - Overview of the Key Parameter Data
The purpose of the MAPS Key Parameters (MKP) is to facilitate interdisciplinary science by allowing Cassini MAPS scientists easy access to MAPS instrument data. The data will be accessible soon after downlink in order to allow the following scientific investigations: 1) first cut scoping of ideas and the data 2) searching for events and coincidences of events by more than one instrument 3) event studies and statistical studies. By design, the MKP data set is not optimized for the study of targeted flybys of Titan or the icy satellites since these data sets will be more varied in makeup. The Key Parameter data set is governed by the MAPS Rules-of-the-Road and by the Cassini Rules-of-the-Road as is all MAPS data.
Please note that only Key Parameter data is available from this site. The Key Parameters have been designed to provide a first look at the plasma and fields environment at Saturn. The intended uses of the data include first cut scoping of ideas and searching for events and coincidences of events by more than one instrument. More comprehensive data or data from other instruments should be obtained from the instrument PIs directly.