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

NASA's ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC 4 EXT3-MTP035 RDR-INFLDSTR V1.0 dataset contains processed images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The data was acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 3 mission phase from September 26 to October 1, 2016. This version 1.0 is the first release, incorporating corrections from a 2019 peer review.

Use Cases

• Analyze cometary surface morphology and geology based on calibrated image data.
• Study temporal changes in comet 67P's activity based on images from a specific mission phase.
• Train machine learning models for feature detection on planetary bodies using high-quality space imagery.
• Validate photometric and geometric correction algorithms for spacecraft camera data.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated and corrected for solar and in-field stray light.
• Images are geometrically distortion corrected and resampled, indicating a high level of processing.
• Covers a specific, defined time range from 2016-09 26T06:40:00.000 to 2016-10-01T00:00:00.000.
• Dataset has undergone an external peer review, suggesting quality validation.

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.
• The dataset's specific file formats are not listed, requiring inspection upon download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2016-09-26T06:40:00.000 to 2016-10-01T00:00:00.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:26:33.866527; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko