ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera Images of Comet 67P

The Rosetta spacecraft's OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera captured uncalibrated image data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this dataset, covering a specific mission phase from September 26 to October 1, 2016. This version V3.0 includes corrections and documentation updates following external peer reviews.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and activity based on uncalibrated image data.
• Study temporal changes on comet 67P during a specific mission phase.
• Validate or improve image processing pipelines for space-based instrumentation.
• Assess data quality for scientific analysis using the updated quality documentation.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, defined time range from 2016-09 26T06:40:00.000 to 2016-10-01T00:00:00.000.
• Version V3.0 includes corrections and updates from external peer reviews in 2018.
• Documentation has been updated to include sections on FAQ and image data quality.

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 Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-09-26T06:40:00.000 to 2016-10-01T00:00:00.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:09:59.600449; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko