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

NASA's ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P OSIWAC 5 dataset contains derived georeferencing data products from the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The data covers the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the prelanding mission phase from August 1 to September 2, 2014. This is version 1.0, a corrected dataset following an external peer review in October 2018.

Use Cases

• Generate precise comet surface maps based on pixel-precise georeferencing information.
• Study comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's topography and features during the prelanding phase.
• Validate and correct geospatial models of cometary bodies using derived data products.
• Analyze temporal changes on the comet's surface over the one-month observation period.

Strengths

• Data is at CODMAC level 5, indicating it is a derived, calibrated data product.
• Covers a defined one-month observation period from 2014-08-01 to 2014-09-02.
• Dataset has undergone an external peer review, leading to a corrected version (V1.0).
• Focuses on a prime scientific target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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 17:03:31.884863; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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