ROSETTA-ORBITER VIRTIS: Calibrated Comet 67P Data from 2016

Calibrated data from the VIRTIS instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft during its EXTENSION 1 MTP025 phase. The data covers observations made in the vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from January 13 to February 10, 2016. This version 2.0 release supersedes an earlier version and includes major updates to the data and documentation.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface composition based on calibrated spectral data
• Studying temporal changes on comet 67P during a specific orbital phase
• Validating and improving comet atmospheric models using instrument observations
• Comparing updated data products against previous dataset versions (V1.0)

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, indicating processed scientific quality
• Version 2.0 includes major updates over the previous release V1.0
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined from 2016-01-13 to 2016-02 10

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected by the VIRTIS instrument on board the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-01-13 to 2016-02-10

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:39:18.492609; freshness should be verified

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko