ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Prelanding Cometary Gravity Measurements

From 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18, the Rosetta orbiter collected Radio Science data during its PRELANDING phase. This dataset contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P, specifically covering a 5-hour period on 2014-08-19. The data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing changes in spacecraft trajectory due to cometary gravity during the prelanding phase.
• Comparing gravitational data with other Rosetta mission datasets for temporal correlation.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 5-hour observation window on 2014-08-19.
• Provides global gravity measurements for a specific celestial body, comet 67P.
• Originates from a well-documented mission, the Rosetta orbiter.

Limitations

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific data from 2014-08-19T13:24:05.000 to 2014-08-19T18:43:26.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 12:51:00.285043; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.