ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P VIRTIS 3: Comet 67P Pre-Landing Spectral Data

Calibrated data from the VIRTIS instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft during the PRELANDING MTP009 phase. This volume contains observations from 2014-10-24 to 2014-11-22 when the spacecraft was in the vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The dataset is version 2.0, which supersedes version 1.0 with major updates to the data and documentation, and was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface composition based on calibrated spectral data.
• Studying temporal changes in comet activity during the pre-landing observation phase.
• Validating and comparing results against the superseded V1.0 dataset.
• Developing models for comet thermal and spectral properties using spacecraft-collected data.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, indicating a processed and standardized format ready for scientific analysis.
• Covers a defined observation period from 2014-10-24 to 2014-11-22.
• Version 2.0 includes major updates over the previous release, suggesting improved data quality.
• Produced by the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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

Collected by the VIRTIS instrument on board the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-10 24 to 2014-11-22

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:50:00.510293; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.