ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera Images of Comet 67P

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft acquired uncalibrated image data in DN units from 2014-01-20 to 2014-05-07. The prime target is comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This version V3.0 dataset from NASA includes corrected data, updated documentation, and FITs files.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology based on uncalibrated image data
• Study comet evolution over time based on images from a specific mission phase
• Validate image processing algorithms based on documented data quality issues like shutter backtravel
• Compare comet features across different datasets based on the inclusion of bandpass filter documentation

Strengths

• Data covers a specific mission phase from 2014-01-20T10:00:00.000 to 2014-05-07T12:47:59.000
• Version V3.0 includes corrections from external peer reviews and updated documentation
• Dataset includes FITs files and improved handling of images with missing packets

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is uncalibrated (DN units), requiring additional processing for scientific analysis

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft

Time Range

2014-01-20T10:00:00.000 to 2014-05-07T12:47:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 08:32:06.843299