ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIWAC: Reflectance Images of Comet 67P, September 2016

OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera images from the Rosetta spacecraft, radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected to reflectance units. The dataset covers a specific period from 2016-09-26T06:40:00.000 to 2016-10-01T00:00:00.000, targeting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This version V1.0 is the first version of this dataset, corrected after an October 2018 external peer review.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface reflectance properties based on radiometric calibration
• Studying geometric features of comet 67P based on distortion-corrected images
• Monitoring temporal changes on the comet's surface during the specified mission phase

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected
• Coverage period is precisely defined from 2016-09-26T06:40:00.000 to 2016-10-01T00:00:00.000
• Dataset is versioned as V1.0, indicating a formal release 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 during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 3 mission phase.

Time Range

2016-09-26T06:40:00.000 to 2016-10-01T00:00:00.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 08:44:08.497017; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko