ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P VIRTIS 3: Comet 67P Remote Sensing Data from April-May 2016

NASA's release contains calibrated data from the VIRTIS instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft. This volume covers the EXTENSION 2 MTP028 phase, which occurred from 2016-04-06 to 2016-05-04 in the vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. This V2.0 dataset supersedes V1.0 with major updates to the data and documentation.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface composition and temperature based on calibrated spectral data.
• Studying temporal changes in comet activity during a specific orbital phase.
• Validating and improving comet atmospheric models using updated instrument data.
• Comparing data quality and coverage between this V2.0 release and the superseded V1.0 version.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, which suggests a processed, analysis-ready state.
• This V2.0 release includes major updates over the previous V1.0 version.
• The dataset has a specific, documented temporal coverage from 2016-04-06 to 2016-05-04.

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 gathered by the VIRTIS instrument on board the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-04-06 to 2016-05-04

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 20:07:39.489038; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.