ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC 4 EXT2-MTP029: Calibrated Comet 67P Images from May 2016
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Description
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is the prime target of this image dataset. It contains solar stray-light corrected, radiometrically calibrated, and geometrically distortion corrected image data in reflectance units, acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The data covers the period from 2016-05 03 to 2016-05-31 and was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with this version being the first release after a 2019 peer review.
Use Cases
Analyzing comet surface features and morphology based on calibrated reflectance imagery.
Training computer vision models for object detection on extraterrestrial bodies using corrected image data.
Conducting photometric studies of comet 67P based on normalized reflectance units.
Validating geometric correction algorithms for spacecraft camera data.
Studying temporal changes on the comet's surface during the May 2016 observation period.
Strengths
Data is corrected for solar and in-field stray light, radiometrically calibrated, and geometrically distortion corrected.
Covers a specific, defined temporal range from 2016-05-03T23:25:00.000 to 2016-05-31T23:24:59.000.
Dataset is at CODMAC level 4, indicating a peer-reviewed, calibrated data product.
First version (V1.0) released after an external peer review in September 2019.
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 bias inherent to the specific 29-day 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 2 mission phase.
Time Range
2016-05-03T23:25:00.000 to 2016-05-31T23:24:59.000
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-13 11:34:14.765750; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
License is listed as 'other-license-specified'; specific terms must be checked before use.