ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC: OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera Images of Comet 67P

NASA's ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC 4 EXT3-MTP035 RDR V2.0 dataset contains radiometric calibrated and geometric distortion corrected image data from the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The data covers observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from September 26 to October 1, 2016. This version 2.0 release supersedes previous deliveries with corrections and updated documentation.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface morphology and albedo based on calibrated image data.
• Studying temporal changes in comet activity during the specified observation period.
• Developing or validating radiometric calibration models for spacecraft cameras.
• Assessing image quality issues like shutter backtravel and readout anomalies.
• Comparing comet features across different filter bandpasses.

Strengths

• Data is radiometric calibrated and geometric distortion corrected.
• Version 2.0 includes corrections from an October 2018 external peer review.
• Documentation includes a user guide with FAQ and image quality sections.

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.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific five-day observation window.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:49:54.119140; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko