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

Radio Science data from the Rosetta orbiter's PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11 18. It contains Global Gravity measurements for comet 67P, specifically covering a 6.6-hour period on 2014-08-19 to 2014-08-20. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravity during the comet's prelanding orbital phase.
• Calibrating or validating comet interior models using the described gravity data.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined 6.6-hour observation window on 2014-08-19 to 2014-08-20.
• Dataset is associated with the well-documented Rosetta mission to comet 67P.
• Provided 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 via Rosetta orbiter Radio Science Instrument (RSI) during the PRELANDING phase.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18, with specific measurement window 2014-08-19T19:00:25.000 to 2014-08-20T01:37:20.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:54:13.502761; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.