ROSETTA-ORBITER MIRO: Comet 9P/Tempel 1 Observations During Deep Impact

Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter (MIRO) data collected during the second cruise phase of the mission. The data consist primarily of observations of comet 9P/Tempel 1 before, during and after the planned collision of the Deep Impact mission impactor spacecraft with that comet in July 2005. The data are presented as a series of binary table files by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing changes in cometary emissions based on spectroscopic data taken before, during, and after an impact.
• Studying cometary composition and physical properties based on continuum data.
• Correlating scientific observations with spacecraft engineering data.
• Investigating the effects of the Deep Impact collision on comet 9P/Tempel 1.

Strengths

• Data captures a unique event: the Deep Impact spacecraft collision with comet 9P/Tempel 1 in July 2005.
• Contains multiple data types: spectroscopic, continuum, and engineering data.
• 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 is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented in binary table files, which may require specialized tools for access and analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Observations taken by the Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter (MIRO) during the second cruise phase.

Time Range

Centered on July 2005, covering periods before, during, and after the Deep Impact collision.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:26:14.550547; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Observations of comet 9P/Tempel 1 in space.