ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC: Calibrated Comet Images from Rosetta's Wide Angle Camera

V3.0 radiometric calibrated image data in W/m^2/sr/nm, acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 2 mission phase from 2016-05 31 to 2016-06-28. The prime target is comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1 (1969 R1). This CODMAC level 3 dataset from NASA supersedes previous versions with corrections from 2018 peer reviews and improvements to calibration and documentation.

Use Cases

• Analyze cometary surface morphology and features based on calibrated wide-angle images.
• Study temporal changes in comet 67P's activity and brightness based on data from a specific mission phase.
• Validate or improve radiometric calibration models for space-based instruments based on the documented calibration improvements.
• Assess image data quality for scientific analysis based on the included quality maps and updated headers.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm), enabling quantitative analysis.
• Version V3.0 incorporates corrections from 2018 external peer reviews and includes updated documentation.
• Specific time range is provided (2016-05-31 to 2016-06-28) for the mission phase covered.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• 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

2016-05-31T23:25:00.000 to 2016-06-28T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:19:57.360103; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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