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

From 2016-09-02 to 2016-09-26, the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft acquired calibrated image data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This CODMAC level 4 dataset contains stray light corrected, radiometric calibrated, and geometrically corrected images in units of W/m^2/sr/nm. The data was produced by NASA and represents the first version (V1.0) following an external peer review.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and activity based on calibrated wide-angle imagery.
• Study the radiometric properties of comet 67P based on corrected spectral radiance data.
• Validate or develop image correction algorithms for solar stray light removal.
• Model cometary dust and gas emissions using calibrated intensity measurements.

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating radiometric calibration and geometric correction.
• Specific time coverage from 2016-09-02T06:40:00.000 to 2016-09-26T06:39:59.000.
• Dataset version V1.0 is the result of an external peer review process.

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 (NASA)

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 3 mission phase.

Time Range

2016-09-02T06:40:00.000 to 2016-09-26T06:39:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:06:17.832463; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (1969 R1)