ROSETTA-ORBITER OSINAC: Calibrated Images of Comet 67P from September 2014

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected, covering a 21-day period in September 2014. This version 2.0 dataset from NASA incorporates corrections from an external peer review and includes updated documentation on data quality and filter bandpass. The data is provided in CODMAC level 4 format, indicating processed scientific measurements.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface morphology and changes based on calibrated image data.
• Studying comet activity and outgassing using radiometric measurements in W/m^2/sr/nm.
• Validating and improving image processing pipelines for spacecraft camera data based on documented quality maps.
• Conducting temporal analysis of the comet's nucleus during the pre-landing mission phase.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated and geometrically distortion corrected (CODMAC level 4).
• Version 2.0 includes updates from an October 2018 external peer review, suggesting improved accuracy.
• Documentation includes a SCIENCE_USER_GUIDE with FAQ and image data quality sections.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats 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

2014-09-02T10:00:00.000 to 2014-09 23T09:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:15:33.747107; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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