ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Gravity Measurements During Prelanding Phase

Rosetta Radio Science data collected by NASA during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. It contains Global Gravity measurements at comet 67P, covering a specific observation window on 2014-09-18 from 05:08:34 to 15:07:09.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P's internal mass distribution based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational field during spacecraft proximity.
• Calibrating radio science instruments for deep-space missions.
• Studying comet dynamics and evolution during the Rosetta mission's prelanding phase.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a major scientific endeavor.
• Provides a specific, high-resolution observation window of over 10 hours on 2014-09-18.
• Focuses on a unique dataset type: global gravity measurements for a comet.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format are 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) instrument.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with detailed measurements from 2014-09-18T05:08:34.000 to 2014-09-18T15:07:09.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:17:49.759527; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.