ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: Calibrated Comet 67P Images from September 2016

NASA's ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC 4 EXT3-MTP034 RDR V2.0 dataset contains radiometric and geometric distortion corrected image data from the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera. The data covers the period from 2016-09-02 to 2016-09 26, with the prime target being comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This version 2.0 supersedes previous deliveries with corrections, updated documentation, and improved handling of images with missing packets.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cometary surface morphology and features based on calibrated narrow-angle camera imagery.
• Studying temporal changes on comet 67P's surface based on the September 2016 observation period.
• Developing or validating radiometric calibration pipelines based on the documented W/m^2/sr/nm units.
• Assessing image data quality for scientific analysis based on the included quality maps and documentation.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated and geometrically distortion corrected, providing a processed scientific product.
• Covers a specific 24-day observation period from 2016-09-02 to 2016-09-26.
• Version 2.0 includes corrections from an external peer review and updated documentation on bandpass filters and data quality.

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

2016-09-02T06:40:00.000 to 2016-09-26T06:39:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:42:04.033092; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1 (1969 R1)