ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera Reflectance Images

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera image data from the Rosetta spacecraft's EXTENSION 1 mission phase, covering the period from 2016-02-09 to 2016-03-08. The prime target is comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, with data radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected to reflectance units. This V1.0 dataset is the first version, corrected after an October 2018 external peer review.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface albedo and reflectance properties based on the calibrated reflectance units
• Study the morphology and geological features of comet 67P based on the high-resolution narrow-angle imagery
• Validate or train image processing algorithms for radiometric calibration and geometric correction
• Monitor temporal changes on the comet's surface during the specified mission phase

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated and geometrically distortion corrected, indicating a processed, analysis-ready state
• Covers a specific 28-day mission phase from 2016-02-09 to 2016-03 08, providing a focused temporal snapshot
• Version V1.0 represents a peer-reviewed and corrected dataset, suggesting a quality control process

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 for large-scale ML tasks

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2016-02-09T23:25:00.000 to 2016-03-08T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:16:30.262140; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko