ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Gravity Measurements During Prelanding Phase

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 marks the collection period for this Radio Science dataset from the Rosetta mission. It contains global gravity measurements at comet 67P, specifically covering the time 2014-08-21T07:57:05.000 to 2014-08-21T13:00:59.000. The data was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass and density based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing gravitational field variations during a specific orbital observation window.
• Studying comet 67P's internal structure from radio science data.
• Calibrating spacecraft instrument data from the Rosetta mission's prelanding phase.

Strengths

• Data collection spans a defined period from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Provides a specific observation window for gravity measurements on 2014-08-21.
• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major space science endeavor.

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.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Radio Science data collected by the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (collection period); specific measurement window: 2014-08-21T07:57:05.000 to 2014-08-21T13:00:59.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 12:51:33.968200; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko