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

Radio Science data collected by the Rosetta mission's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provided this dataset, which contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from a specific 6-hour window on 2014-09-29.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution and density of comet 67P based on gravity field measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the comet's gravity field during the prelanding orbital phase.
• Calibrating or validating simulations of the Rosetta spacecraft's trajectory and orbital dynamics.
• Studying the relationship between gravitational data and other Rosetta instrument observations of the comet's surface and activity.

Strengths

• Data originates from a definitive space agency source, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a defined prelanding mission phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18.
• Focuses on a specific, high-value scientific measurement: global gravity at comet 67P.

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.

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 detailed gravity data from 2014-09-29T09:58:05.000 to 2014-09-29T16:01:58.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:05:06.837778; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.