ROSETTA-ORBITER RSI: Comet 67P Gravity Measurements from Prelanding Phase

Radio Science data from the Rosetta orbiter's PRELANDING phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset includes Global Gravity measurements for comet 67P, specifically covering the period 2014-09-24T17:24:50.000 to 2014-09-25T01:15:11.000. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on the described radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal changes in comet gravity during the specified prelanding observation window.
• Calibrating or validating orbital dynamics models for the Rosetta spacecraft using the gravity data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a specific, well-documented observation period from 2014-09-24 to 2014-09-25.

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

Collected via Rosetta orbiter Radio Science Instrument (RSI) during the PRELANDING phase.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (phase); 2014-09-24T17:24:50.000 to 2014-09-25T01:15:11.000 (specific gravity measurement).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:31:59.176510; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko