ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Images from March-April 2016

NASA's Rosetta spacecraft OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera captured this calibrated image data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset covers a specific mission phase from March 8 to April 5, 2016, and contains solar stray light corrected, radiometric calibrated, and geometrically distortion corrected images in reflectance units. This version V1.0 is the first release following an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyze cometary surface features and morphology based on calibrated reflectance imagery.
• Study temporal changes on a comet's surface based on data from a defined mission phase.
• Validate or develop image processing algorithms for solar stray light correction and radiometric calibration.
• Support mission planning and scientific analysis for future comet exploration missions.

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating a high level of calibration and correction.
• Images are corrected for solar stray light, radiometrically calibrated, and geometrically distortion corrected.
• Covers a defined temporal range from 2016-03-08 to 2016-04-05, providing a focused observational window.
• Dataset version V1.0 indicates a peer-reviewed, stable release following an external review in October 2018.

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.
• Data may reflect temporal and observational bias inherent to the specific Rosetta mission phase.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase.

Time Range

2016-03-08T23:25:00.000 to 2016-04 05T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:43:14.662538; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko