ROSETTA-ORBITER STEINS: OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera Asteroid Reflectance Images

The Rosetta spacecraft OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera captured calibrated image data of asteroid 2867 Steins during a fly-by from August to October 2008. This dataset contains radiometric and geometric distortion corrected images in reflectance units. The data was produced by NASA and represents the first version (V1.0) of this collection.

Use Cases

• Analyze asteroid surface reflectance properties based on the calibrated image data.
• Study the geometric features of asteroid 2867 Steins based on the distortion-corrected imagery.
• Perform photometric modeling of an asteroid based on the normalized reflectance units.
• Compare surface characteristics from the Steins fly-by with other asteroid mission data.

Strengths

• Data is radiometrically calibrated and geometrically distortion corrected, indicating a processed scientific product.
• Covers a defined mission phase from 2008-08-04 to 2008-10-05, providing temporal context.
• Produced by NASA, a recognized authority in space science data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset description is medium-completeness; actual data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Acquired by the OSIRIS Wide 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 09:52:32.643747; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Asteroid 2867 Steins (deep space)