ROSETTA-ORBITER OSINAC 4: Calibrated Solar System Images from 2004

NASA's Rosetta spacecraft OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera captured this calibrated image data during its COMMISSIONING 2 phase from September 6 to October 16, 2004. The dataset contains solar stray light corrected, radiometric calibrated, and geometric distortion corrected images in units of W/m^2/sr/nm. The prime objective was instrument commissioning and calibration, with several unidentifiable targets of opportunity observed.

Use Cases

• Calibrating radiometric models for narrow-angle cameras based on the described stray light and radiometric corrections.
• Analyzing geometric distortion in space-based imagery using the resampled, corrected image data.
• Studying instrument performance during the commissioning phase of a deep-space mission.
• Comparing calibration techniques for solar system observation data from the specified 2004 time period.

Strengths

• Data is processed to CODMAC level 4, indicating a high degree of calibration and correction.
• Covers a defined 41-day commissioning period from 2004-09-06 to 2004-10-16.
• Includes multiple processing steps: stray light correction, radiometric calibration, and geometric distortion correction.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes 'none of them is identifiable as prime target,' 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

2004-09-06T00:00:00.000 to 2004-10-16T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:19:26.492105; freshness should be verified.