ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: Uncalibrated Comet Images from 2016

Uncalibrated image data acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during its mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset covers a specific period from 2016-06 28 to 2016-07-26 and is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This version V3.0 includes corrections and documentation updates following external peer reviews.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and changes based on uncalibrated image data.
• Study comet nucleus features and activity based on narrow-angle camera observations.
• Develop image processing or calibration algorithms based on raw data units (DN).
• Conduct temporal analysis of comet 67P based on the specified one-month observation period.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined one-month observation period from 2016-06-28 to 2016-07-26.
• Version V3.0 includes corrections from external peer reviews and updated documentation.
• Specific improvements noted, including updated image quality maps and handling of missing packets.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-06-28T23:25:00.000 to 2016-07-26T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:42:42.182633; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko