ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P VIRTIS 2: Comet 67P Telemetry Data from Extension 3 MTP031

Version 2.0 of the dataset contains digital numbers from the VIRTIS instrument telemetry packages on the Rosetta spacecraft. The data covers the EXTENSION 3 MTP031 phase, which occurred from 2016-06 29 to 2016-07-27 in the vicinity of comet 67P. This release was produced by a fixed EGSE software, correcting an issue where the old software produced incomplete products reduced by one line.

Use Cases

• Analyze spectral properties of comet 67P based on VIRTIS instrument telemetry.
• Study temporal changes in cometary activity during the specified month-long observation phase.
• Validate and compare data processing pipelines using the corrected software version.
• Model surface composition and temperature of the comet based on infrared spectral data.

Strengths

• Data is from a specific, documented mission phase (EXTENSION 3 MTP031).
• Version 2.0 corrects a known software issue that produced incomplete products.
• Dataset is associated with a major space agency (NASA).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is 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

Digital numbers from telemetry packages of the VIRTIS instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-06-29 to 2016-07-27

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:22:33.729600; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.