ROSETTA-ORBITER OSINAC 3 CR2: Calibrated Space Imagery from 2005-2006

Radiometric calibrated image data in W/m^2/sr/nm acquired by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the CRUISE 2 mission phase. The dataset covers the period from 2005-04-05T00:00:00.000 to 2006 07-28T23:59:59.000, with the prime objective being instrument commissioning and calibration. This V2.0 version was reprocessed after an October 2018 PSA/PDS external peer review and is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Calibrating radiometric models for narrow-angle cameras based on the described W/m^2/sr/nm units.
• Analyzing instrument performance during the commissioning phase mentioned in the description.
• Studying serendipitous astronomical targets observed during the cruise phase.
• Comparing data processing pipelines using the reprocessed V2.0 version noted in the description.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm).
• Covers a specific 15-month time range from 2005-04-05 to 2006-07-28.
• Reprocessed to V2.0 following an external peer review in October 2018.
• Originates from the authoritative NASA Rosetta mission.

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.
• The description notes the prime target was calibration, with no identifiable prime scientific target.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2005-04-05T00:00:00.000 to 2006-07-28T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:47:09.201016; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space; Rosetta spacecraft cruise phase.