ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Prelanding Phase Radio Science Gravity Measurements

Rosetta Radio Science data collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset provides a Global Gravity measurement at comet 67P, covering a specific observation window from 2014-08-06T20:42:05.000 to 2014-08-07T01:43:59.000. It is published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravity during the prelanding observation window.
• Calibrating or validating orbital dynamics models for the Rosetta spacecraft.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major European Space Agency endeavor.
• Covers a specific, well-defined observation period of approximately 5 hours.
• Focuses on a Global Gravity measurement, a key physical property for comet studies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via Radio Science instrumentation on the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific gravity measurement from 2014-08-06T20:42:05.000 to 2014-08-07T01:43:59.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 06:10:38.909882; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.