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

Rosetta Radio Science data set collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. It contains Global Gravity measurements at comet 67P, specifically covering the time period 2014-10-06T15:55:30.000 to 2014-10-06T22:32:15.000.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the comet's gravitational field during the prelanding phase.
• Calibrating and validating radio science instrumentation for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta orbiter mission, a major European Space Agency endeavor.
• Covers a specific, defined observation window of over 6.5 hours on 2014-10-06.
• Targets comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, a well-studied celestial body.

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific measurement window 2014-10-06T15:55:30.000 to 2014-10-06T22:32:15.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:45:20.073100; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.