ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Comet Gravity Measurements Prelanding

Radio Science gravity measurements collected by the Rosetta orbiter at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset covers a specific measurement period on 2014-09-09T06:37:05.000 to 2014-09-09T17:15:21.500. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass and internal structure based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing spacecraft trajectory perturbations for comet gravity field estimation.
• Studying temporal variations in comet gravity during the prelanding orbital phase.
• Calibrating radio science instrument data for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined 10-month prelanding phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Provides a precise time range for a gravity measurement event on 2014-09-09.
• Originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by NASA.

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

Radio Science data collected by the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific measurement from 2014-09-09T06:37:05.000 to 2014-09-09T17:15:21.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:06:17.783575; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.