ROSETTA NAVCAM: Earth Fly-By Raw Images from 2007-2008

From 16th September 2007 to 22nd January 2008, this dataset contains raw navigation camera (NAVCAM) images from the ESA Rosetta spacecraft's second Earth swing-by during its cruise to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The data was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and represents version 1.1, which supersedes an earlier release with updated browse images and FITS file additions.

Use Cases

• Calibrate spacecraft navigation camera models based on the described calibration target updates.
• Analyze Earth observation imagery from a deep-space perspective during the described fly-by event.
• Study comet mission cruise phase operations using the raw image data mentioned.
• Compare image data versions (V1.1 vs V1.0) to understand dataset evolution and error resolution.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 4-month mission phase from September 2007 to January 2008.
• Version 1.1 includes updates resolving errata from a prior release, suggesting iterative quality improvement.
• Includes both browse images and FITS versions, which may cater to different user needs.

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.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the navigation camera (NAVCAM) on the ESA Rosetta spacecraft during its cruise phase.

Time Range

2007-09-16 to 2008-01-22

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:45:18.901657; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spacecraft trajectory during Earth fly-by; likely includes imagery of Earth.