ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Gravity Measurements During Prelanding Phase

From 2014-09-17T17:01:03.000 to 2014-09-18T03:42:45.000, this dataset contains Radio Science gravity measurements of comet 67P collected by the Rosetta orbiter during its prelanding phase. The data was gathered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and covers a specific observation window in 2014.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P's internal structure based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing gravitational field variations over time during the prelanding phase.
• Calibrating spacecraft instrument data for radio science experiments.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major European Space Agency project.
• Provides a specific gravity measurement window of over 10 hours.
• The dataset is associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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

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

Time Range

2014-09-17T17:01:03.000 to 2014-09-18T03:42:45.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:57:22.848062; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko