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

Rosetta spacecraft gravity measurements collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. This dataset captures a specific observation window on 2014-08-11T14:00:35.000 to 2014-08-11T19:20:01.000 at comet 67P. The data originates from NASA's Radio Science Investigation.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P's internal mass distribution based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational field during the prelanding phase.
• Correlating gravity data with other Rosetta mission observations for multi-instrument analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a major space science project.
• Time range is precisely defined for the observation window on 2014-08-11.
• The dataset covers the entire PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.

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.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase); specific observation: 2014-08-11T14:00:35.000 to 2014-08-11T19:20:01.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:53:18.152552; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko