ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Gravity Measurements During Prelanding Phase

Rosetta spacecraft radio science data collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. It contains global gravity measurements at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, covering a specific interval from 2014-08-25T23:37:09.000 to 2014-08-26T02:02:22.500. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass and density based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing spacecraft trajectory perturbations based on gravitational data.
• Studying comet 67P's internal structure based on gravity field variations.
• Calibrating radio science instruments for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Gravity measurements are for a specific comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
• The dataset includes a precise time interval for a gravity observation session.

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 spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with a specific gravity measurement interval from 2014-08-25T23:37:09.000 to 2014-08-26T02:02:22.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:11:26.463042; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.