ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI 1/2/3: 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 contains global gravity measurements from a specific observation window on 2014-08-17. The data was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on the global gravity measurement.
• Analyzing time-series radio science signals for comet interior structure studies.
• Calibrating spacecraft instrument data from the Rosetta mission's prelanding phase.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Includes a precise measurement window on 2014-08-17T00:07:05.000 to 2014-08-17T06:45:08.500.
• Produced by the authoritative source 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.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with a specific measurement on 2014-08-17.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:44:48.578372; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko