ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera Images of Comet 67P, 2014

From 2014-01-20 to 2014 05-07, this dataset contains processed image data in reflectance units acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during its prelanding mission phase. The prime target is comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This version V1.0 is the first version of this dataset, produced by NASA.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and albedo variations based on calibrated reflectance image data.
• Study temporal changes in comet activity during the prelanding approach phase.
• Validate geometric correction and stray-light removal algorithms for space imagery.
• Train machine learning models for feature detection on processed planetary images.

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating solar stray-light corrected, radiometric calibrated, and geometric distortion corrected imagery.
• Covers a defined observation period from 2014-01-20T10:00:00.000 to 2014-05-07T12:47:59.000.
• Dataset version V1.0 is specified as the first version following an external peer review in September 2019.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file formats, and data 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

2014-01-20T10:00:00.000 to 2014-05-07T12:47:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:06:29.522116; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko