ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: Solar-Corrected Comet Images from 2016

Solar stray light corrected and radiometrically calibrated image data from the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset covers observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from July 26 to August 9, 2016, and is provided by NASA. This version (V1.0) is the first release following an external peer review.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and activity based on calibrated, geometric distortion corrected images.
• Model solar stray light effects in space-based imagery based on the described correction process.
• Study temporal changes on comet 67P's surface based on the two-week observation period.
• Validate radiometric calibration techniques for narrow-angle camera data from deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data is corrected for solar stray light, radiometric calibration, and geometric distortion, indicating a high level of processing.
• Covers a specific two-week period (2016 07 26 to 2016 08 09) during the Rosetta mission's Extension 3 phase.
• Version V1.0 indicates a formal release following an external peer 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.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2016-07-26T23:25:00.000 to 2016-08-09T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:38:33.273773; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko