ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Gravity Measurements During Prelanding Phase

From 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18, the Rosetta orbiter collected radio science data during its PRELANDING phase at comet 67P. This dataset likely contains global gravity measurements for a specific interval from 2014-08-10T19:41:35.000 to 2014-08-11T02:18:31.000. The data was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Model comet 67P's internal mass distribution based on gravity measurements.
• Analyze temporal variations in gravitational field during the spacecraft's approach.
• Validate orbital dynamics simulations for the Rosetta mission based on radio science data.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, high-precision measurement window of over 6 hours.
• Produced by a major space agency (NASA), suggesting authoritative instrumentation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Radio science data collected by the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (collection phase); 2014-08-10T19:41:35.000 to 2014-08-11T02:18:31.000 (specific measurement interval)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:12:36.672778; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko