ROSETTA-ORBITER STEINS: Calibrated Asteroid Images from OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera

OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera images of asteroid 2867 Steins, corrected for solar stray light and radiometrically calibrated. The dataset covers the fly-by period from August 4 to October 5, 2008, and is the first version (V1.0) of this processed data. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing asteroid surface morphology based on calibrated image data.
• Studying spectral reflectance properties based on radiometric calibration.
• Validating geometric models of small bodies based on distortion-corrected imagery.
• Training computer vision models for space object recognition based on high-resolution space imagery.

Strengths

• Data is corrected for solar stray light, radiometric calibration, and geometric distortion.
• Covers a specific two-month mission phase with a defined prime target (asteroid 2867 Steins).
• First version (V1.0) of this dataset, indicating a foundational release.

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 Narrow Angle Camera on the Rosetta spacecraft during the STEINS FLY-BY mission phase.

Time Range

2008-08-04T00:00:00.000 to 2008-10-05T23:59:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:42:41.215582; freshness should be verified.