The Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System (MIDAS) on Rosetta is designed to capture dust particles and image them in three dimensions at nanometer scales with an atomic force microscope. The primary scientific objectives include: 1) obtaining images of single particles at a spatial resolution of 4 nm; 2) making statistical evaluations on sizes, volumes and shapes; 3) characterizing the size distribution from ~4 nm to a few micrometers; 4) analyzing the shape, volume, and topographic structure of individual particles; 5) profile the spatial and temporal variations of particle flux; 6) characterize the dust environment of the asteroids; and 7) perform imaging and statistical analysis of impact craters caused by interplanetary dust particles.
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1.0
The data sets listed in the table below are PDS3 legacy data sets. Once these data sets have been migrated to PDS4 they will be listed in the section above.
Ground (GRND) and Launch (LEOP)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS 2008 Ground Reference Calibrated Data | RO-CAL-MIDAS-3-GRND-REF-2008-V1.0 | Browse | Download (69.4 MB) |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS 2009 Ground Reference Calibrated Data | RO-CAL-MIDAS-3-GRND-REF-2009-V1.0 | Browse | Download (146.9 MB) |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS 2010 Ground Reference Calibrated Data | RO-CAL-MIDAS-3-GRND-REF-2010-V1.0 | Browse | Download (67.0 MB) |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS 2011 Ground Reference Calibrated Data | RO-CAL-MIDAS-3-GRND-REF-2011-V1.0 | Browse | Download (188.2 MB) |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS 2013 Ground Reference Calibrated Data | RO-CAL-MIDAS-3-GRND-REF-2013-V1.0 | Browse | Download (352.8 MB) |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS 2014 Ground Reference Calibrated Data | RO-CAL-MIDAS-3-GRND-REF-2014-V1.0 | Browse | Download (429.9 MB) |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS 2015 Ground Reference Calibrated Data | RO-CAL-MIDAS-3-GRND-REF-2015-V1.0 | Browse | Download (423.3 MB) |
Commissioning 1 (CVP1) & 2 (CVP2), Cruise 1 (CR1)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Commissioning Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-CAL-MIDAS-3-CVP-FULL-V3.0 | Browse | Download (91.6 MB) |
Earth Swing-by 1 (EAR1)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter GIADA Earth Swing-by 1 Raw Data | RO-X-GIA-2-EAR1-EARTHSWINGBY1-V1.0 | Browse | Download (7.7 MB) |
Cruise 2 (CR2) & Comet 9P/Tempel 1
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Cruise 2 Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-X-MIDAS-3-CR2-PC1-2-V3.0 | Browse | Download (65.6 MB) |
Mars Swing-By (includes Jupiter & Io torus) (MARS)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Mars Swing-by Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-X-MIDAS-3-MARS-PC3-5-V3.0 | Browse | Download (68.5 MB) |
Earth Swing-by 2 (EAR2)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Earth Swing-by 2 Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-X-MIDAS-3-EAR2-PC6-7-V3.0 | Browse | Download (68.0 MB) |
Cruise 4A (CR4A)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Cruise 4A Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-X-MIDAS-3-CR4A-PC8-V3.0 | Browse | Download (73.9 MB) |
Cruise 4B (CR4B)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Cruise 4B Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-X-MIDAS-3-CR4B-PC9-V3.0 | Browse | Download (65.2 MB) |
Earth Swing-by 3 (EAR3)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Cruise 5 Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-X-MIDAS-3-EAR3-PC10-V3.0 | Browse | Download (66.2 MB) |
Cruise 5 (CR5)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Cruise 5 Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-X-MIDAS-3-CR5-PC12-V3.0 | Browse | Download (67.4 MB) |
Asteroid 21 Lutetia Flyby (AST2)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Lutetia Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-A-MIDAS-3-AST2-LUTE-V3.0 | Browse | Download (65.7 MB) |
Rendezvous Maneuver 1 (RVM1)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Rendezvous Maneuver 1 Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-X-MIDAS-3-RVM1-PC13-V3.0 | Browse | Download (65.2 MB) |
67P/C-G Prelanding (Orbiter only) (PRL)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS 67P Prelanding Samples Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-D-MIDAS-3-PRL-SAMPLES-V3.0 | Browse | Download (220.2 MB) |
Escort Phase 1 (ESC1)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Escort 1 67P Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-C-MIDAS-3-ESC1-SAMPLES-V3.0 | Browse | Download (135.9 MB) |
Escort Phase 2 (ESC2)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Escort 2 67P Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-C-MIDAS-3-ESC2-SAMPLES-V3.0 | Browse | Download (146.6 MB) |
Escort Phase 3 (ESC3)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Escort 3 67P Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-C-MIDAS-3-ESC3-SAMPLES-V3.0 | Browse | Download (114.4 MB) |
Escort Phase 4 (ESC4)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Escort 4 67P Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-C-MIDAS-3-ESC4-SAMPLES-V3.0 | Browse | Download (141.4 MB) |
Extension 1 (EXT1)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Extension 1 67P Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-C-MIDAS-3-EXT1-SAMPLES-V3.0 | Browse | Download (155.4 MB) |
Extension 2 (EXT2)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Extension 2 67P Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-C-MIDAS-3-EXT2-SAMPLES-V3.0 | Browse | Download (120.6 MB) |
Extension 3 (EXT3)
| Data set Name | Data set ID | Browse | Download |
| Rosetta-Orbiter MIDAS Extension 3 67P Calibrated Data v3.0 | RO-C-MIDAS-3-EXT3-SAMPLES-V3.0 | Browse | Download (157.9 MB) |