ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Radio Science Gravity Measurements During Prelanding Phase

NASA's Rosetta mission collected this Radio Science data set during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. It contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P, specifically covering the time interval 2014-08-25T12:57:05.000 to 2014-08-25T18:17:02.500.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational field during the prelanding observation window.
• Calibrating or validating orbital dynamics models for the Rosetta spacecraft.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by NASA.
• Covers a specific, critical prelanding phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18.
• Provides a precise 5-hour measurement window on 2014-08-25 for gravity analysis.

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 Radio Science instrumentation on the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific gravity data from 2014-08-25.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:58:38.074522; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.