ROSETTA CONSERT: Comet 67P Radio Sounding Data During Lander Descent

Raw data from the CONSERT instrument on the Rosetta mission, acquired during the Separation, Descent and Landing phase at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset is archived by NASA and conforms to Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6. This version supersedes the previous RO/RL-C-CONSERT-2-SDL-V1.0 release.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal structure of comet 67P based on radio wave propagation data.
• Analyzing signal behavior during the lander's descent and separation phase.
• Calibrating or validating radio tomography algorithms for planetary bodies.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6, ensuring a defined archival format.
• Dataset is versioned and supersedes a previous release (V1.0), indicating curation.

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

Acquired by the CONSERT instrument onboard the Rosetta Orbiter and Lander.

Time Range

During the Separation, Descent and Landing (SDL) comet phase.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:43:27.122145; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.