ROSETTA-ORBITER: OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera Images of Comet 67P from September-October 2014

From 2014-09-23T10:00:00.000 to 2014-10-24T09:59:59.000, the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta orbiter captured images of comet 67P during its prelanding phase. This version V2.0 supersedes previous deliveries of the same dataset. The data is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze comet surface morphology and geological features based on the acquired imagery.
• Study temporal changes on the comet's surface during the prelanding approach phase.
• Validate and improve image processing algorithms for planetary science data.
• Create visualizations and maps of comet 67P for public outreach and education.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined one-month period from September to October 2014.
• This is a versioned dataset (V2.0), indicating curation and updates.
• Data originates from a major space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera on the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

2014-09-23T10:00:00.000 to 2014-10-24T09:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:58:44.521276; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko