ROSETTA-LANDER ROLIS: Raw Images of Comet 67P from SDL Phase

Raw images from the ROLIS instrument onboard the ROSETTA Lander, acquired during the SDL phase. The primary target is comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This dataset from NASA conforms to Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6.

Use Cases

• Analyze surface texture and morphology of comet 67P based on raw ROLIS images.
• Study the descent and landing sequence of the ROSETTA Lander based on the SDL phase imagery.
• Validate or develop image processing algorithms for spaceborne instruments based on raw PDS-standard data.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6, ensuring a known archival format.
• Includes documentation describing the ROLIS experiment.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the ROLIS instrument onboard the ROSETTA Lander during the SDL phase.

Time Range

SDL phase of the ROSETTA mission.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:55:24.481046; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.