ROSETTA-ORBITER: Solar-Corrected Comet 67P Images from OSIRIS Camera

Solar stray light corrected and radiometrically calibrated image data from the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset covers observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from June 28 to July 26, 2016. This version 1.0 dataset was produced by NASA following an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and activity based on calibrated, geometric distortion corrected images.
• Study temporal changes in comet 67P's coma and nucleus based on data from a specific mission phase.
• Validate or develop radiometric calibration models based on the stray light correction process described.
• Train machine learning models for feature detection on planetary bodies using high-quality space imagery.

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating radiometric calibration and geometric correction.
• Covers a defined temporal range from 2016-06 28T23:25:00.000 to 2016-07-26T23:24:59.000.
• Version 1.0 indicates a peer-reviewed release following an external review in October 2018.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats 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

2016-06-28T23:25:00.000 to 2016-07-26T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:56:16.870338; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko