ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera Georeferenced Images

NASA's Rosetta spacecraft OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera captured this dataset during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 3 mission phase from 2016-08-09 to 2016-09-02. The data contains pixel-precise georeferencing information for images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This is version V1.0, a corrected dataset following an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Generate high-resolution surface maps of comet 67P based on pixel-precise georeferencing.
• Analyze temporal changes on the comet's surface during the specified mission phase.
• Train computer vision models for automated feature detection on planetary bodies.
• Perform photometric studies using calibrated, georeferenced imagery.

Strengths

• Data is georeferenced with pixel-precise accuracy.
• Covers a defined mission period from 2016-08 09 to 2016-09-02.
• Dataset is versioned (V1.0) and corrected after an external peer review.

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

2016-08-09T23:25:00.000 to 2016-09-02T06:39:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:46:38.814976; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko