Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P NAVCAM 3 COMET ESCORT 3 MTP021 V1.0
DATA_SET_ID RO-C-NAVCAM-3-ESC3-MTP021-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION This dataset contains ROSETTA NAVCAM RADIOMETRICALLY CALIBRATED DATA. Included are ESCORT 3 MTP021 data from 23 Sep. 2015, 06:02:17 to 20 Oct. 2015, 23:02:19.
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
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Data Set history:
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First version

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Data Set Overview:
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The data from the Rosetta Navigation Camera (NavCam) were calibrated by
Bernhard Geiger; the processing pipeline was implemented by Rafael Andres;
the data set was constructed and submitted by Diego Fraga Agudo on behalf
of the Planetary Science Archives (PSA).

The data were acquired between 2015-09-22 and 2015-10-20. The frequency of
navigation slots was one image every five hours, with interruption by
manoeuvres and skipping two slots per week. This resulted in 124 navigation
images. In addition, 253 context and 12 calibration images were taken, which
gives a total of 389 images.

For one context image, rows were lost due to bad weather at the ground
station.

At the start of the period, the spacecraft was in the terminator plane at
330km distance. It then performed an excursion to 1500km at a minimum phase
angle of 50 degrees. At the end of the MTP, the spacecraft had returned to
420km distance and 65 degrees phase angle.

All images in this data set are radiometrically calibrated data taken using
the imaging mode. The data set contains images using NavCam CAM1
onboard the Rosetta S/C. NavCam instrument contains a second identical camera
called CAM2 but this was used mainly as a backup and the few images taken with
it have not been calibrated and are not included in the Level 3 datasets.

The images can be found in the DATA/CAM1 directory.

For each image, the user can also find the FITS format of the
observation in the EXTRAS/CAM1 directory.

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Filename Convention:
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In DATA:
The filenaming convention for all data levels is given by:

           __.
              ROS     CAM1    YYYYMMDDThhmmss   C  IMG
                      CAM2                      Q  LBL
Where X can be C, Q or be absent. It is present for level 3 data (C for image
and label file, Q for quality map). It is absent for level 2 products.

Examples:
        ROS_CAM1_20160308T154502C.IMG
        ROS_CAM1_20160308T154502Q.IMG
        ROS_CAM1_20160308T154502C.LBL

In BROWSE:
The filenaming convention for all data levels is given by:

           __C.
              ROS     CAM1    YYYYMMDDThhmmss    PNG
                      CAM2                       LBL

Examples:
        ROS_CAM1_20160308T154502C.PNG
        ROS_CAM1_20160308T154502C.LBL

In EXTRAS:
The filenaming convention for all data levels is given by:

           __CF.
              ROS     CAM1    YYYYMMDDThhmmss       FIT
                      CAM2                          LBL

Where C indicates it is a calibrated image file and F indicates it is in FITS
format.

Examples:
        ROS_CAM1_20160308T154502CF.FIT
        ROS_CAM1_20160308T154502CF.LBL

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Geometry Information - Coordinate System:
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The label files include the following geometric variables:
- SC SUN POSITION VECTOR: The vector from the spacecraft to the Sun
  in equatorial J2000 inertial frame.
- SC TARGET POSITION VECTOR: The vector from the spacecraft to the
  centre of the comet nucleus in equatorial J2000 inertial frame.
- SC TARGET VELOCITY VECTOR: The spacecraft to comet nucleus velocity
  vector in in equatorial J2000 inertial frame.
- TARGET CENTER DISTANCE: The distance between the spacecraft and the
  comet nucleus centre. (Note that also for checkout and stellar
  calibration images the comet nucleus distance is given here.)
- SUB SPACECRAFT LATITUDE and SUB SPACECRAFT LONGITUDE: The latitude
and longitude of the sub-spacecraft point derived from the Flight
Dynamics body-fixed reference frame implicitly specified by the
information provided in the comet attitude file CATT.
- RIGHT ASCENSION and DECLINATION: Right Ascension and Declination of
the camera boresight direction in equatorial J2000 inertial frame.
- CELESTIAL NORTH CLOCK ANGLE: The direction of celestial north at the
  center of the image - measured from the upward direction,
  clockwise to the direction toward celestial north.
- SOLAR ELONGATION: The angle between the line of sight of observation
  and the direction of the Sun.
All geometric values are calculated for the time t = IMAGE TIME
(and not START TIME).

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DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 2015-09-23T06:02:17.000Z
STOP_TIME 2015-10-20T11:02:19.000Z
MISSION_NAME INTERNATIONAL ROSETTA MISSION
MISSION_START_DATE 1995-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME 67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO 1 (1969 R1)
ZETA CAS
ALPHA LYR
TARGET_TYPE COMET
STAR
STAR
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID RO
INSTRUMENT_NAME NAVIGATION CAMERA
INSTRUMENT_ID NAVCAM
INSTRUMENT_TYPE CCD CAMERA
NODE_NAME Small Bodies
ARCHIVE_STATUS LOCALLY ARCHIVED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
All data have been validated by
                ESA and found as expected. Aditionally, the data and its
                documentation was scientifically peer reviewed and all issues
                found were solved.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Geiger, B., Andres, R. and Fraga, D., ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P NAVCAM 3 COMET ESCORT 3 MTP021 V1.0, RO-C-NAVCAM-3-ESC3-MTP021-V1.0, ESA Planetary Science Archive and NASA Planetary Data System, 2020.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This dataset contains ROSETTA NAVCAM RADIOMETRICALLY CALIBRATED DATA of the COMET ESCORT 3 MTP021 Phase from 23 Sep. 2015, 06:02:17 to 20 Oct. 2015, 23:02:19 when at the vicinity of target 67P/CG.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME BERNHARD GEIGER
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