ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera Images of Comet 67P

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is the prime target of this dataset. It contains processed image data acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the PRELANDING mission phase from September to October 2014. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this version 1.0 dataset, which includes solar stray light corrected, radiometric calibrated, and geometric distortion corrected images in reflectance units.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology based on processed reflectance imagery
• Study temporal changes in comet features during the pre-landing phase
• Validate geometric correction and radiometric calibration algorithms for spaceborne imagery

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating solar stray light correction, radiometric calibration, and geometric distortion correction
• Images are normalized to reflectance units, facilitating comparative analysis
• Coverage spans a defined period from 2014-09-23T10:00:00.000 to 2014-10-24T09:59:59.000

Limitations

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

2014-09-23T10:00:00.000 to 2014-10-24T09:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:53:57.572794; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko