ROSETTA-ORBITER: Georeferenced Comet 67P Images from OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera

Derived data products from the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft, covering the period from 2016-05 31 to 2016-06-28. This CODMAC level 5 dataset contains pixel-precise georeferencing information for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, produced by NASA. The V1.0 version is a corrected dataset following an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Generate precise topographic maps of comet 67P based on the pixel-precise georeferencing information.
• Analyze surface feature evolution over the one-month mission phase covered by the data.
• Calibrate and validate other remote sensing instruments using the derived georeferencing products.
• Support 3D modeling and rendering of the comet nucleus for scientific visualization.

Strengths

• Data is at CODMAC level 5, indicating it is a derived, calibrated, and georeferenced product ready for scientific analysis.
• Covers a specific one-month mission phase (ROSETA EXTENSION 2) with precise start and end timestamps.
• Dataset version V1.0 has undergone an external peer review process, suggesting quality control.

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 for large-scale processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2016-05-31T23:25:00.000 to 2016-06-28T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:56:06.923523; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko