ROSETTA-ORBITER OSINAC: Georeferenced Comet 67P Images from 2014

From September 2 to September 23, 2014, this dataset contains derived, georeferenced image products acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during its prelanding mission phase. The data targets comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and is a corrected version (V1.0) following an external peer review. It is published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Generate pixel-precise maps of comet 67P's surface based on the georeferencing information.
• Analyze surface changes and features on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using the acquired imagery.
• Validate and calibrate other Rosetta mission data using this peer-reviewed, corrected dataset.

Strengths

• Data is georeferenced with pixel-precise accuracy, enabling spatial analysis.
• Covers a specific 21-day mission phase from 2014-09-02 to 2014-09-23.
• Dataset is version V1.0, corrected following an October 2018 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

2014-09-02T10:00:00.000 to 2014-09 23T09:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:12:24.713228; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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