ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC: Calibrated Comet Images from the Prelanding Phase

OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, corrected for stray light and radiometrically calibrated, covering the period from 2014-09-02T10:00:00.000 to 2014-09-23T09:59:59.000. This CODMAC level 4 dataset was produced by NASA and represents the first version (V1.0) following an external peer review in September 2019.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and activity based on calibrated, geometric distortion-corrected images.
• Study temporal changes in comet brightness and features during the specified 2014 prelanding phase.
• Validate or supplement photometric models using radiometrically calibrated data in W/m^2/sr/nm.

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating calibration and correction for stray light and geometric distortion.
• Covers a specific 21-day observation period during the Rosetta mission's prelanding phase.
• Peer-reviewed version (V1.0) following an external review in September 2019.

Limitations

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

2014-09-02T10:00:00.000 to 2014-09-23T09:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:59:28.687956; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1 (1969 R1)