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

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, radiometrically calibrated in W/m^2/sr/nm and geometrically corrected. This V2.0 dataset from NASA covers the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 phase from January 12 to February 9, 2016, incorporating updates from a 2018 peer review. It supersedes previous versions with improved documentation, added filter bandpass details, and enhanced handling of image quality issues like shutter backtravel.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and changes based on calibrated narrow-angle imagery
• Study cometary activity and outgassing patterns using radiometrically calibrated data
• Validate geometric correction and resampling algorithms for planetary image data
• Assess image quality and instrument performance using documented shutter and readout issues

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm) and geometrically corrected
• Version V2.0 incorporates corrections from an October 2018 external peer review
• Documentation includes a dedicated section on bandpass filters and an updated user guide with FAQs

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

2016-01-12T23:25:00.000 to 2016-02-09T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:50:53.310366; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko