ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera Reflectance Images

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected to reflectance units. The dataset covers the pre-landing mission phase from January to May 2014 and is the first version (V1.0) released by NASA after an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface albedo and reflectance properties based on calibrated image data.
• Study the geometric shape and features of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko based on corrected imagery.
• Model cometary activity and surface changes during the pre-landing approach phase.
• Validate and compare photometric models for irregular, small solar system bodies.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated and geometrically distortion-corrected, indicating processed scientific quality.
• Covers a defined 4-month period from 2014-01 20 to 2014-05-07 during a critical mission phase.
• Target is explicitly identified as comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1 (1969 R1).
• Dataset version V1.0 was produced 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

2014-01-20T10:00:00.000 to 2014-05-07T12:47:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:15:05.079000; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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