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

Radiometric calibrated and geometric distortion corrected image data in W/m^2/sr/nm, acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset covers the period from 2016-09-02 to 2016-09 26, targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This version V2.0 supersedes previous deliveries with updated documentation and improved handling of images with missing packets.

Use Cases

• Analyze surface albedo and reflectance properties based on radiometric calibration in W/m^2/sr/nm.
• Study temporal changes in cometary activity during the specified mission phase from September 2016.
• Perform photometric modeling of the comet nucleus using geometrically corrected image data.
• Validate and compare results with previous studies using the updated V2.0 data quality improvements.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm), enabling quantitative analysis.
• Geometric distortion correction has been applied, likely improving spatial accuracy.
• Version V2.0 includes updates from an external peer review and enhanced documentation.
• Specific time range is provided: 2016-09-02T06:40:00.000 to 2016-09-26T06:39:59.000.

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

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:49:02.833551; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (1969 R1).