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

2014-08-27T23:34:15.000 to 2014-08-28T01:02:29.000 is the specific time range covered by this data. It is a Rosetta Radio Science data set, collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset contains global gravity measurements at comet 67P, produced 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 mission phase.
• Correlating gravity data with other Rosetta mission observations for a holistic comet study.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission by NASA.
• Covers a specific, well-defined observation window of approximately 1.5 hours on 2014-08-27/28.
• Focuses on a specialized measurement type (global gravity) for a specific celestial body (comet 67P).

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via the Rosetta orbiter's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument.

Time Range

2014-08-27T23:34:15.000 to 2014-08-28T01:02:29.000 (specific data); mission phase: 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:53:47.862624; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.