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

2014-01-21 to 2014-11 18 is the collection period for this Rosetta Radio Science data set. It contains global gravity measurements at comet 67P, specifically covering the time 2014-08-09T08:54:50.000 to 2014-08-09T13:55:59.000. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on the global gravity measurement.
• Analyzing temporal changes in comet mass and density during the prelanding phase.
• Calibrating instrument performance for radio science experiments on deep-space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, critical prelanding operational phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Provides a focused global gravity measurement for a ~5-hour window on 2014-08-09.
• Originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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 by the Rosetta orbiter's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (collection period); specific measurement from 2014-08-09T08:54:50.000 to 2014-08-09T13:55:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:56:04.148739; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko