ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P VIRTIS 2 PRELANDING MTP006: Comet Telemetry Data

Digital numbers (DN) from telemetry packages of the VIRTIS instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft. This volume contains data collected near comet 67P during the PRELANDING MTP006 phase from August 1, 2014 to September 2, 2014. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface composition based on VIRTIS instrument telemetry
• Study temporal changes in comet 67P's vicinity during the specified pre-landing phase
• Validate spacecraft instrument data processing algorithms using raw digital numbers

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta spacecraft mission, a major European Space Agency endeavor
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined from 2014-08-01 to 2014-09-02

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Telemetry packages from the VIRTIS instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft

Time Range

2014-08-01 to 2014-09-02

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:15:31.672984; freshness should be verified

Geography

vicinity of comet 67P