ROSETTA-ORBITER: Radio Science Gravity Measurements at Comet 67P, September 2014

Rosetta Radio Science data collected by NASA during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset contains Global Gravity measurements for comet 67P, specifically covering a period on 2014-09-12 from 06:27:02.000 to 17:03:42.000.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on the global gravity measurement.
• Analyzing temporal changes in comet properties based on the specific time range of data collection.
• Calibrating radio science instrumentation for deep-space missions based on the Rosetta mission data.
• Studying comet nucleus density and internal structure based on gravity data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major European Space Agency endeavor with NASA involvement.
• Covers a specific, defined observation period on 2014-09-12.
• Part of the PRELANDING phase, providing context for the mission timeline.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific data from 2014-09-12T06:27:02.000 to 2014-09-12T17:03:42.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:22:46.876001; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.