ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Prelanding Gravity Measurements

Rosetta spacecraft gravity data collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset likely contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, with a specific observation window on 2014-09-14. National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this dataset.

Use Cases

• Model comet mass and density based on gravity measurements
• Analyze gravitational field variations over time during the prelanding phase
• Validate orbital dynamics models of the Rosetta spacecraft
• Study comet 67P's internal structure from inferred gravity data

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta orbiter mission, a major ESA/NASA collaboration
• Specific observation time range is documented: 2014-09-14T17:13:03.000 to 2014-09-14T23:35:10.000

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

Likely collected via the Rosetta orbiter's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with a specific measurement on 2014-09-14

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:14:33.193324; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko