ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Pre-Landing Gravity Measurements of Comet 67P

From 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18, the Rosetta orbiter collected Radio Science data during its pre-landing phase at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. This specific dataset contains global gravity measurements from a 6-hour window on 2014-08-19. The data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity field data.
• Analyzing temporal changes in the comet's gravity during the pre-landing orbital phase.
• Calibrating or validating simulations of the Rosetta spacecraft's trajectory and dynamics.
• Studying the relationship between surface features and subsurface density anomalies.

Strengths

• Data collected by the Rosetta mission, a major European Space Agency (ESA) planetary science endeavor.
• Covers a specific 6-hour period of high-resolution gravity measurement on 2014-08-19.
• Part of a larger pre-landing observation campaign spanning approximately 10 months in 2014.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Radio Science data collected by the Rosetta orbiter's instruments.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (pre-landing phase); specific measurement from 2014-08-19T07:11:45.000 to 2014-08-19T13:09:58.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:03:25.273240; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko