ROSETTA CONSERT: Comet 67P/C-G Radar Sounding Data from PHC Phase

ROSETTA-ORBITER/ROSETTA-LANDER CAL CONSERT 2 PHC V2.0 is an edited data archive from the CONSERT instrument on the Rosetta mission, acquired during the Post Hibernation Commissioning phase on the journey to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The data set conforms to Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6, and supersedes the previous V1.0 release. It is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P/C-G's internal structure based on CONSERT radar data.
• Analyzing signal propagation and attenuation through a comet nucleus.
• Calibrating and validating radar instrument performance for space missions.
• Studying comet surface and subsurface properties from orbiter-lander bistatic measurements.

Strengths

• Data conforms to Planetary Data System (PDS) Standards, Version 3.6, ensuring a defined archival format.
• This V2.0 data set supersedes a previous V1.0 release, suggesting versioned improvements.
• Includes documentation describing the CONSERT experiment.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data acquired by the CONSERT instrument onboard the ROSETTA Orbiter and Lander during the Post Hibernation Commissioning mission phase.

Time Range

Covers the Post Hibernation Commissioning phase on the journey to comet 67P/C-G.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:49:55.259786; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data pertains to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.