ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Gravity Measurements Prelanding 2014

Radio Science gravity data collected by NASA's Rosetta orbiter during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset includes a specific global gravity measurement at comet 67P covering the time range 2014-08-14T19:23:05.000 to 2014-08-15T01:59:57.500.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P's internal structure based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing gravitational field variations over a specific time window.
• Calibrating radio science instruments for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a major space exploration project.
• Provides a specific global gravity measurement for comet 67P.
• Time range for the gravity measurement is precisely defined.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are 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

Radio Science data collected by the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase); specific gravity measurement from 2014-08-14T19:23:05.000 to 2014-08-15T01:59:57.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:05:28.765516; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.