ROSETTA-ORBITER VIRTIS 2: Comet 67P Pre-Landing Telemetry Data, September 2014

Digital numbers from the telemetry packages of the VIRTIS instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft. This volume contains data collected in the vicinity of comet 67P during the PRELANDING MTP007 phase from 2014-09-02 to 2014-09-23. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing surface composition of comet 67P based on spectral data from the VIRTIS instrument.
• Studying temporal changes in comet activity based on data from a specific pre-landing observation phase.
• Calibrating or validating models of cometary emission using raw digital number telemetry.
• Training machine learning models for spectral feature detection in planetary science data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, well-documented mission phase (PRELANDING MTP007).
• Covers a defined 22-day observation period from 2014-09 02 to 2014-09-23.
• Provided by the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format 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 from the VIRTIS instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-09-02 to 2014-09 23

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:43:21.565150; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko