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

ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI 1/2/3 PRELANDING 0264 V1.0 is a Rosetta Radio Science data set collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P, recorded during the prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The specific measurements cover the time period 2014-09-01T07:12:05.000 to 2014-09-01T17:47:30.500.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity field measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the comet's gravity during the prelanding approach phase.
• Calibrating or validating radio science instrumentation for deep space missions.
• Studying the relationship between a comet's gravity field and its surface features.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined for the gravity measurements, spanning over 10 hours on 2014-09-01.
• The dataset is part of a structured mission phase, specifically the prelanding period from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.

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 for large-scale analysis.
• The dataset uses an 'other-license-specified' license, requiring manual verification of terms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via Rosetta orbiter Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instruments.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with specific gravity measurements from 2014-09-01T07:12:05.000 to 2014-09-01T17:47:30.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:14:23.405829; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko