ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: Calibrated Comet Images from Rosetta Extension 3

From 2016-06-28 to 2016-07-26, this dataset contains calibrated image data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The images were acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during its third mission extension and have been processed to correct for stray light, radiometry, and geometric distortion. This V1.0 dataset was published by NASA following an external peer review in September 2019.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface features and morphology based on calibrated reflectance images.
• Studying temporal changes in comet activity during the specified mission phase.
• Validating photometric models using stray-light and radiometrically corrected data.
• Mapping geometric properties of the comet nucleus using distortion-corrected imagery.

Strengths

• Data is corrected for solar and in-field stray light, radiometry, and geometric distortion.
• Covers a defined 28-day observation period from the Rosetta mission's third extension.
• Dataset is peer-reviewed and represents the first version (V1.0) of this specific data product.

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

2016-06-28T23:25:00.000 to 2016-07-26T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:56:14.962993; freshness should be verified.