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

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko imagery acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft. The dataset contains pixel-precise georeferencing information for the PRELANDING mission phase from October 24 to November 21, 2014. This version V1.0 is the first release from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, corrected after an October 2018 peer review.

Use Cases

• Generate high-resolution surface maps based on pixel-precise georeferencing.
• Analyze comet morphology and terrain changes during the prelanding approach phase.
• Validate and calibrate other Rosetta instrument data using the georeferenced image frames.
• Study surface feature distribution and albedo variations on comet 67P.

Strengths

• Data is from a defined mission phase (PRELANDING) with a precise time range from 2014-10 24 to 2014-11-21.
• Includes pixel-precise georeferencing information, which is a key derived data product.
• Dataset version V1.0 is a corrected release following an external peer review in October 2018.
• Prime target is a specific, well-known 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.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific 28-day observation window.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014-10-24T10:00:00.000 to 2014-11-21T23:24:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:10:25.850137; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko