ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P VIRTIS 2: Comet 67P Spectral Telemetry from Extension 1 Phase

Digital numbers (DN) from the VIRTIS instrument telemetry packages aboard the Rosetta spacecraft. This volume contains data collected during the EXTENSION 1 MTP025 phase from 2016-01-13 to 2016-02-10 in the vicinity of comet 67P. The dataset version 2.0 was produced by a fixed EGSE software, correcting an issue where the old software produced incomplete products reduced by one line.

Use Cases

• Analyze the composition and surface properties of comet 67P based on VIRTIS spectral telemetry.
• Study temporal changes in cometary activity during the 2016 Extension 1 phase.
• Validate and calibrate spacecraft instrument data processing pipelines.
• Compare corrected version 2.0 data with earlier, incomplete software outputs.

Strengths

• Data is from a fixed software version (2.0), correcting a known issue of incomplete products.
• Covers a specific, defined operational phase (EXTENSION 1 MTP025) from 2016-01 13 to 2016-02-10.
• Originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission and NASA.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Telemetry packages from the VIRTIS instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-01-13 to 2016-02-10

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:57:09.851892; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in the solar system.