ROSETTA-ORBITER: Radio Science Gravity Measurements at Comet 67P

A Rosetta Radio Science data set collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11 18. It provides global gravity measurements at comet 67P, specifically covering the time period 2014-08-22T18:47:05.000 to 2014-08-23T00:05:34.000. 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 prelanding phase.
• Calibrating or validating orbital dynamics models for the Rosetta spacecraft.
• Studying the internal structure and mass distribution of a comet.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major European Space Agency endeavor with NASA involvement.
• Covers a specific, defined observation window of approximately 5.3 hours on 2014-08-22/23.
• Focuses on global gravity, a key physical property for understanding comet composition.

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

Collected by the Rosetta spacecraft's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific gravity measurement from 2014-08-22T18:47:05.000 to 2014-08-23T00:05:34.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:49:22.832818; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko