ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC 3 PRL-MTP008 RDR V3.0

Radiometric calibrated image data in W/m^2/sr/nm acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. This dataset covers the PRELANDING mission phase from 2014-09-23 to 2014-10-24, targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The V3.0 version from NASA includes corrected data, updated documentation, and improved handling of image quality issues.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and activity based on calibrated wide-angle images.
• Study temporal changes in comet 67P's nucleus during the prelanding phase.
• Validate or develop radiometric calibration pipelines for space imagery.
• Assess image quality and instrument performance using the provided quality maps and documentation.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm).
• Version V3.0 incorporates corrections from external peer reviews in 2018.
• Includes comprehensive documentation on bandpass filters, data quality, and a user guide with FAQs.
• Covers a defined mission phase from 2014-09 23 to 2014-10-24.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset 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 20:19:57.585542; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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