ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC: Comet 67P Images from Rosetta Extension 3

OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, processed to remove stray light and calibrated to reflectance units. The dataset covers a specific period from July 26 to August 9, 2016, during the Rosetta spacecraft's extended mission phase. This version 1.0 data was produced by NASA following an external peer review.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface albedo and reflectance properties based on radiometric calibrated image data
• Study geometric features and morphology of comet 67P based on distortion corrected images
• Model solar and in-field stray light effects in space imagery based on the correction processes described
• Track temporal changes on the comet's surface during the specified two-week observation period

Strengths

• Images are processed through multiple correction stages: solar stray-light, in-field stray-light, radiometric calibration, and geometric distortion correction
• Data covers a defined temporal range from 2016-07-26T23:25:00.000 to 2016-08-09T23:24:59.000
• Dataset is versioned (V1.0) and has undergone an external peer review process

Limitations

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

2016-07-26T23:25:00.000 to 2016-08-09T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:00:17.151533; freshness should be verified