ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIWAC: Solar Stray Light Corrected Images of Comet 67P

From 2016-05-31 to 2016-06-28, the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft captured calibrated images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This dataset contains solar stray light corrected, radiometric calibrated, and geometric distortion corrected image data in W/m^2/sr/nm. The data was produced by NASA and is the first version (V1.0) released after an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cometary surface albedo and reflectance based on radiometric calibrated image data
• Studying solar stray light effects and correction methods in space imaging
• Mapping geometric features on comet 67P based on distortion corrected images
• Modeling comet activity and brightness variations during the specified mission phase

Strengths

• Data covers a specific mission phase from 2016-05-31T23:25:00.000 to 2016-06-28T23:24:59.000
• Images are processed to level 4 (CODMAC), including solar stray light correction, radiometric calibration, and geometric distortion correction
• Dataset is version V1.0, indicating a reviewed and stable release

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 2 mission phase.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:44:16.546452; freshness should be verified