ROSETTA-ORBITER OSIWAC: Calibrated Images from Commissioning Phase 2, 2004

OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera images from the Rosetta spacecraft, radiometrically calibrated and geometrically corrected. The data covers the commissioning phase from September 6 to October 16, 2004, with a primary objective of instrument calibration. This V1.0 dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Calibrating other remote sensing instruments based on the radiometric calibration described.
• Analyzing geometric distortion in space-based cameras based on the correction mentioned.
• Studying instrument performance during spacecraft commissioning phases based on the stated mission phase.
• Developing image processing pipelines for planetary mission data based on the described calibration and correction.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated to physical units (W/m^2/sr/nm).
• Images have been corrected for geometric distortion and resampled.
• Covers a defined 41-day commissioning period from 2004-09-06 to 2004-10-16.
• Produced by the authoritative source, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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 several 'targets of opportunity' were observed but none are identifiable as a prime target.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide 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 16:59:37.719730; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Space; observations from the Rosetta spacecraft trajectory.