ROSETTA-LANDER COSAC: Edited Comet Data from the Philae Lander

Edited data from the COSAC instrument onboard the ROSETTA mission's Philae lander, acquired during the comet phase. The dataset conforms to Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6, and is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It includes documentation describing the COSAC experiment.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface composition based on COSAC instrument data.
• Validate or compare comet models using in-situ measurements from the PDCS phase.
• Study instrument performance and data calibration for planetary landers.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6, ensuring a defined archival format.
• Includes experiment documentation, which likely aids in data interpretation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the COSAC instrument onboard the ROSETTA mission's Philae lander.

Time Range

Acquired during the PDCS (comet) phase of the mission.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 19:55:00.260451; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data from the surface of a comet.