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

NASA's Rosetta mission collected this Radio Science data set during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. It provides global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, covering a specific observation window on 2014-09-24 from 09:58:25 to 17:07:50 UTC.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on global gravity data.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational pull during the prelanding observation phase.
• Calibrating instrument data from the Rosetta orbiter's Radio Science Investigation (RSI).
• Comparing derived gravity fields with other cometary surface and shape datasets.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative NASA Rosetta mission.
• Covers a defined 7-hour observation window on 2014-09 24 with precise timestamps.
• Focuses on global gravity, a specific and relatively rare data type for comets.

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

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific measurements from 2014-09-24T09:58:25.000 to 2014-09-24T17:07:50.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:38:49.404750; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.