ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC 2: Uncalibrated Comet Images from the Rosetta Mission

Uncalibrated image data acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset covers the PRELANDING mission phase from September 23 to October 24, 2014, with the prime target being comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This version 3.0 data is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and includes updates to documentation, ancillary files, and data quality handling.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and activity based on wide-angle camera imagery.
• Study temporal changes on comet 67P during the prelanding mission phase.
• Validate or develop image processing pipelines for uncalibrated space instrument data.
• Assess image quality issues like shutter backtravel and readout anomalies mentioned in the documentation.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined one-month observation period from 2014-09 23 to 2014-10-24.
• Version 3.0 includes updates from external peer reviews and improved handling of images with missing packets.
• Documentation includes a user guide with sections on FAQ and image data quality.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The data is described as uncalibrated, requiring further processing for scientific analysis.
• Row count and file size are 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

2014-09-23T10:00:00.000 to 2014-10-24T09:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:10:17.782258; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko