ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Gravity Measurements During Prelanding Phase

Comet 67P gravity data collected by the Rosetta spacecraft's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset is a global gravity measurement covering a specific time window on 2014-08-27. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass and density distribution based on global gravity measurements.
• Analyzing gravitational field variations over time based on the specified time range.
• Calibrating radio science instruments for planetary missions based on the RSI data type.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major European Space Agency project.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 2014-08-27T13:10:40.000 to 2014-08-27T19:01:15.000.
• The dataset is a global gravity measurement, suggesting a complete survey of the comet.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset was last updated on 2026-03-13; freshness should be verified.

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); specific measurement window: 2014-08-27T13:10:40.000 to 2014-08-27T19:01:15.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:10:27.785043

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko