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

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is the prime target of this calibrated image dataset from the Rosetta spacecraft's OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration collected the data during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase from 2016-01-12 to 2016-02-09. Version 3.0 includes corrections from peer reviews, updated documentation, and improved calibration for ballistic mode images.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface morphology and activity based on calibrated wide-angle images.
• Studying the photometric properties of comet 67P using radiometric data in W/m^2/sr/nm.
• Validating and improving image calibration pipelines using the documented quality maps and ancillary files.
• Investigating temporal changes on the comet's surface during the specified 2016 observation period.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm).
• Version 3.0 includes corrections from July and October 2018 external peer reviews.
• Documentation includes a user guide with FAQ and image data quality sections.
• Specific improvements were made to the calibration of Wide Angle Camera ballistic mode images.

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

2016-01-12T23:25:00.000 to 2016-02-09T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:35:30.454166; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko