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

Radiometric calibrated and geometric distortion corrected image data in reflectance units, acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset covers the period from 2014-08-01 to 2014-09-02, with the prime target being comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This version V1.0 is the first version of this dataset, corrected after an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Analyzing comet surface morphology and albedo variations based on calibrated reflectance data.
• Studying temporal changes in comet activity during the prelanding mission phase.
• Developing and validating geometric correction and radiometric calibration algorithms for space imagery.
• Training machine learning models for automated feature detection on planetary bodies.

Strengths

• Data is radiometric calibrated and geometric distortion corrected, indicating a processed, analysis-ready state.
• Covers a defined one-month time range from 2014-08-01 to 2014 09-02.
• Version V1.0 indicates a peer-reviewed and corrected release.

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

2014-08-01T10:00:00.000 to 2014-09-02T09:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:10:59.917107; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko