ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSINAC: Georeferenced Comet Images from May 2016

From May 3 to May 31, 2016, the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft captured images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This dataset contains derived products with pixel-precise georeferencing information. The data is produced by NASA and represents the first version (V1.0) corrected after an external peer review.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface morphology based on georeferenced imagery
• Mapping feature locations on comet 67P based on pixel-precise coordinates
• Studying temporal changes on the comet's surface during the specified mission phase
• Validating or calibrating other remote sensing data using the georeferenced products

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 28-day period from May 3 to May 31, 2016
• Products include pixel-precise georeferencing information
• Dataset is version V1.0, corrected after an external peer review

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

2016-05-03T23:25:00.000 to 2016-05-31T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:39:57.069578; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko