ROSETTA-ORBITER OSINAC 4 CR5: Calibrated Rosetta Spacecraft Images from 2009-2010

NASA's Rosetta spacecraft OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera captured this calibrated image data during its CRUISE 5 mission phase from December 2009 to May 2010. The dataset contains solar stray light corrected, radiometric calibrated, and geometric distortion corrected image data in reflectance units. The prime objective was instrument commissioning and calibration, with several unidentifiable targets of opportunity observed.

Use Cases

• Calibrating optical instruments for deep space missions based on the described stray light and radiometric corrections.
• Developing image processing pipelines for geometric distortion correction based on the resampled data mentioned.
• Analyzing reflectance properties of celestial targets based on the normalized reflectance units.
• Studying instrument performance during the commissioning phase of a long-duration space mission.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated to CODMAC level 4, indicating a processed science-ready product.
• Covers a defined time range from 2009-12-14 to 2010-05-16.
• Processed for solar stray light, radiometric, and geometric distortions as stated in the description.

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 no identifiable prime targets were observed, limiting specific scientific context.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2009-12-14T00:00:00.000 to 2010-05-16T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:38:58.390899; freshness should be verified.