ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC: Calibrated Comet 67P Images from 2016

From 2016-05-31 to 2016-06-28, this dataset contains radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected image data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The data is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and represents a processed version (V2.0) with updates to documentation and quality handling.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface morphology and changes based on calibrated image data.
• Studying comet activity and outgassing patterns based on radiometric measurements in W/m^2/sr/nm.
• Validating or improving geometric correction models for spacecraft imagery based on the described resampling.
• Assessing image data quality for scientific publication based on the included quality maps and documentation.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm) and geometrically corrected.
• Version V2.0 includes updated documentation, a bandpass filter document, and improved handling of images with missing packets.
• Covers a specific mission phase from 2016-05-31T23:25:00.000 to 2016-06-28T23:24:59.000.

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 10:39:08.772606; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko