ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Comet Gravity Measurements from Prelanding Phase

2014-08 31T10:00:00.000 to 2014-08-31T12:20:27.000 contains Radio Science gravity measurements for comet 67P, collected by the Rosetta spacecraft during its prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014 11-18. The dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and is a global gravity measurement.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal structure and mass distribution of comet 67P based on global gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational field during a specific spacecraft observation window.
• Calibrating or validating radio science instrumentation and methods for planetary missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, defined observation window of over two hours on 2014-08-31.
• Dataset is associated with the well-documented Rosetta mission to comet 67P.
• Metadata includes a precise temporal coverage range for the gravity measurement.

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 via Rosetta spacecraft Radio Science Instrument (RSI) during the prelanding mission phase.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (collection phase); 2014-08-31T10:00:00.000 to 2014-08-31T12:20:27.000 (measurement coverage)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:44:37.375127; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko