ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera Images from Prelanding Phase

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera image data from the Rosetta spacecraft's prelanding mission phase at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, covering July to August 2014. The dataset is radiometrically calibrated in units of W/m^2/sr/nm and was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This version V3.0 includes corrections and documentation updates from 2018 peer reviews.

Use Cases

• Analyze cometary surface morphology and texture based on calibrated narrow-angle images.
• Study temporal changes in comet 67P's activity during the prelanding phase.
• Validate or develop radiometric calibration models for space-based instrumentation.
• Perform photometric studies of the comet's nucleus using the provided W/m^2/sr/nm units.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm).
• Version V3.0 incorporates corrections from external peer reviews in July and October 2018.
• Includes updated documentation covering bandpass filters, FAQ, and image data quality.

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 OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-07 02T08:35:00.000 to 2014-08-01T09:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:17:16.872054; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko