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

Rosetta Radio Science data set collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The data set contains global gravity measurements at comet 67P, covering a specific observation window on 2014-09-08 from 06:43:05.000 to 17:19:20.000.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravity data during the prelanding observation phase.
• Correlating gravitational anomalies with surface features of comet 67P.
• Validating spacecraft trajectory models using precise time-series gravity data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major European Space Agency project with NASA involvement.
• Covers a specific, defined observation period on 2014-09 08.
• Focuses on global gravity, a key physical property for comet science.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via Radio Science instrumentation on the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with specific measurements from 2014-09-08T06:43:05.000 to 2014-09-08T17:19:20.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:35:46.434179; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.