ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Radio Science Gravity Measurements Pre-Landing

A Rosetta Radio Science data set collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11 18. It contains Global Gravity measurements at comet 67P, specifically covering the time range 2014-10-09T04:52:05.000 to 2014-10-09T15:28:48.000. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravity during the pre-landing observation window.
• Calibrating or validating orbital dynamics models for the Rosetta spacecraft.
• Studying the internal structure and mass distribution of comet 67P.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 10.6-hour observation window on 2014-10-09.
• Dataset is part of the Rosetta mission, a major ESA/NASA collaboration.
• Focuses on Global Gravity, a key measurement for planetary bodies.

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), 2014-10-09T04:52:05.000 to 2014-10-09T15:28:48.000 (specific measurement).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:24:50.035563; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.