ROSETTA-LANDER: Ancillary Data for Comet 67P Landing Phase

Ancillary data for the Rosetta Lander's comet phase, containing information on trajectory, attitude, position, and Sun directions around the time of landing on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The dataset was created from CONSERT, ROLIS, ROMAP, RSI, and OSIRIS instrument data and conforms to Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6. It is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct the lander's trajectory and orientation based on the archived trajectory and attitude data.
• Analyze the Sun's position relative to the lander for power or thermal modeling based on the Sun direction data.
• Correlate instrument readings from CONSERT, ROLIS, ROMAP, and RSI with the lander's precise position data.
• Validate mission operations and landing sequence timing using the time-series ancillary data.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6, ensuring a standardized format.
• Created from multiple primary instrument sources (CONSERT, ROLIS, ROMAP, RSI, OSIRIS), suggesting multi-instrument integration.
• Provided by the authoritative source, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific analytical needs.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Created from CONSERT, ROLIS, ROMAP, RSI, and OSIRIS instrument data.

Time Range

Around the time of the Rosetta Lander's landing on comet 67P.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:56:53.363430; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.