ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera Images of Comet 67P, May 2016

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, corrected for stray light and calibrated, covering a specific 28-day period in 2016. This CODMAC level 4 dataset from the Rosetta spacecraft's EXTENSION 2 mission phase provides processed data in units of W/m^2/sr/nm. The V1.0 version represents the first release following an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cometary surface morphology and features based on high-resolution, geometrically corrected images.
• Studying the photometric properties and reflectance of comet 67P based on radiometrically calibrated data.
• Modeling cometary activity and outgassing near the nucleus based on stray-light corrected observations.
• Conducting temporal analysis of cometary changes during the May 2016 observation window.

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating radiometric calibration and geometric correction.
• Images are corrected for solar stray light, which can improve analysis of faint cometary features.
• Covers a defined 28-day period from 2016-05-03 to 2016-05-31, providing temporal context.
• Target is the well-studied comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a prime target for cometary science.

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 mission phase and observation window.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2016-05-03T23:25:00.000 to 2016-05-31T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:47:04.430447; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (in space).