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

Digital numbers from telemetry packages of the VIRTIS instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft. This volume contains data collected near comet 67P during the EXTENSION 3 MTP034 phase from September 2 to September 26, 2016. 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 comet surface composition based on spectral data from the VIRTIS instrument
• Monitor instrument performance and calibration based on telemetry digital numbers
• Study temporal changes in comet 67P's environment during the specified orbital phase

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, documented time range from 2016-09-02 to 2016-09-26
• Version 2.0 addresses a known software flaw that produced incomplete data
• Data originates from a well-documented NASA mission and instrument

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

2016-09-02 to 2016-09-26

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:09:36.176460; freshness should be verified

Geography

vicinity of comet 67P