ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: Georeferenced Comet Imagery from 2016

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, acquired from 2016-01-12 to 2016-02 09. This CODMAC level 5 dataset contains derived products with pixel-precise georeferencing information from the Rosetta spacecraft's EXTENSION 1 mission phase. The dataset is version V1.0, a corrected release following an October 2018 external peer review.

Use Cases

• Generate detailed surface maps based on the pixel-precise georeferencing information.
• Analyze cometary surface morphology and changes over time using the time-stamped imagery.
• Validate or train computer vision models for planetary feature detection on the georeferenced images.
• Conduct photometric studies of the comet's nucleus using calibrated camera data.

Strengths

• Data is georeferenced with pixel-level precision, enabling high-accuracy spatial analysis.
• Covers a defined observation period from 2016-01-12 to 2016-02-09.
• Dataset is a corrected version (V1.0) following an external peer review process 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

2016-01-12T23:25:00.000 to 2016-02-09T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 08:19:13.268914; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko