ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: Calibrated Comet Images from the Rosetta Mission

NASA's ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC 4 PRL-MTP009 RDR-REFLECT V1.0 dataset contains radiometric calibrated and geometric distortion corrected image data in reflectance units. The data was acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the PRELANDING mission phase from October 24 to November 21, 2014, targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This V1.0 release is the first version, corrected after an October 2018 external peer review.

Use Cases

• Analyze surface albedo and reflectance properties based on radiometric calibrated image data.
• Study comet morphology and geological features using geometric distortion corrected images.
• Validate or compare photometric models of cometary surfaces based on normalized reflectance units.
• Monitor temporal changes on the comet's surface during the pre-landing mission phase.

Strengths

• Data is radiometric calibrated and geometric distortion corrected, indicating a processed, analysis-ready state.
• Covers a defined mission phase from 2014-10-24 to 2014-11-21, providing a specific temporal context.
• Version V1.0 is the result of a correction process 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.
• Data freshness should be verified; the last metadata update was 2026-03-13.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014-10-24T10:00:00.000 to 2014-11-21T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:46:06.441283; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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