ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P VIRTIS 2 EXTENSION 3 MTP033: Comet Telemetry Data

NASA's Rosetta spacecraft VIRTIS instrument telemetry data from comet 67P vicinity. The dataset contains digital numbers (DN) from the EXTENSION 3 MTP033 phase, which occurred from August 10, 2016 to September 2, 2016. This volume is part of the ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P VIRTIS 2 series.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface composition based on VIRTIS instrument telemetry data
• Study temporal changes in comet activity during the specified orbital phase
• Validate or calibrate models of comet 67P's behavior using raw digital numbers

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a major space science project
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined from 2016-08-10 to 2016-09-02
• Focuses on comet 67P, a well-studied target in planetary science

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

Telemetry packages from the VIRTIS instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft

Time Range

2016-08-10 to 2016-09-02

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:57:46.820211; freshness should be verified

Geography

vicinity of comet 67P