ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI PRELANDING: Gravity Measurements at Comet 67P

Rosetta Radio Science gravity data collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset covers a specific measurement interval from 2014-09-12T17:20:38.000 to 2014-09-13T01:10:09.500. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass distribution based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing spacecraft trajectory perturbations based on gravitational data.
• Studying comet 67P's internal structure based on gravity field data.
• Calibrating radio science instruments based on recorded signal data.

Strengths

• Data collected by the Rosetta orbiter, a major ESA mission.
• Specific time range for gravity measurements is documented.
• Dataset is hosted by a government agency (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 collection by the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase); specific measurement interval: 2014-09-12T17:20:38.000 to 2014-09-13T01:10:09.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:38:19.710707; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.