ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Comet 67P Gravity Measurements from Prelanding Phase

ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI 1/2/3 PRELANDING 0216 V1.0 is a Radio Science data set from NASA, collected during the Rosetta mission's prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. It contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, with a specific observation window from 2014-08-17T13:33:05.000 to 2014-08-17T16:44:18.000.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity field data.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the comet's gravity during the prelanding observation window.
• Calibrating and validating radio science instrumentation for deep space missions.
• Studying the relationship between a comet's gravity field and its surface morphology.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a major planetary science endeavor.
• Covers a specific, well-documented observation period of over 3 hours on 2014-08-17.
• Focuses on global gravity, a key physical property for understanding comet structure.

Limitations

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

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with specific gravity measurement from 2014-08-17T13:33:05.000 to 2014-08-17T16:44:18.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:32:20.663856; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko