ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Images from March-April 2016

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is the prime target of this dataset, which contains processed image data from the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset covers the period from 2016-03-08 to 2016-04-05 and includes images that have been corrected for stray light, radiometrically calibrated, and geometrically resampled into reflectance units. This version 1.0 data was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and represents the first version following an external peer review in September 2019.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and albedo variations based on calibrated reflectance data.
• Track temporal changes in comet activity and outgassing based on the March-April 2016 observation period.
• Validate geometric correction and image processing algorithms for space-based instruments.
• Train machine learning models for crater or feature detection on small celestial bodies.

Strengths

• Data has undergone multiple corrections for stray light, radiometry, and geometric distortion.
• Covers a defined 28-day observation period from March 8 to April 5, 2016.
• Is the first version (V1.0) released after an external peer review process in September 2019.

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 during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase.

Time Range

2016-03-08T23:25:00.000 to 2016-04-05T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 12:22:06.983976; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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