ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC 2: Uncalibrated Comet Images from Prelanding Phase

The Rosetta spacecraft's OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera captured uncalibrated image data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the PRELANDING mission phase. This dataset covers the period from January 20 to May 7, 2014, and is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Version 3.0 includes updates from 2018 peer reviews, improved documentation, and enhanced handling of image quality issues.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology based on uncalibrated image data.
• Study comet activity and evolution during the prelanding approach phase.
• Develop image processing pipelines for handling raw data from space-based cameras.
• Assess instrument performance and data quality for the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 108-day observation period from 2014-01-20 to 2014-05-07.
• Version 3.0 includes updates from 2018 external peer reviews and improved documentation.
• Dataset incorporates specific quality improvements like shutter backtravel and readout issue mapping.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-01 20T10:00:00.000 to 2014-05-07T12:47:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:07:15.040001; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko