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

ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI 1/2/3 PRELANDING 0332 V1.0 is a Radio Science data set from NASA's Rosetta mission. It contains Global Gravity measurements for comet 67P, collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11 18, with a specific time range of 2014-10-03T05:12:05.000 to 2014-10-03T15:48:24.000.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass and density based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing spacecraft trajectory perturbations for gravitational field mapping.
• Studying comet nucleus structure using radio science data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by NASA.
• Covers a specific, well-documented observation window on 2014-10-03.

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 spacecraft Radio Science Instrument (RSI) during the PRELANDING phase.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (phase), 2014-10-03T05:12:05.000 to 2014-10-03T15:48:24.000 (specific measurement).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:05:12.504151; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.