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

Radio Science data from the Rosetta orbiter's PRELANDING phase, collected between 2014-01-21 and 2014-11-18. It contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a specific observation window on 2014-10-12. The dataset is published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity field measurements.
• Analyzing temporal changes in the comet's gravity during the prelanding approach phase.
• Calibrating radio science instrumentation for future deep-space missions.
• Studying the relationship between a comet's surface features and its gravitational signature.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative International Rosetta Mission led by NASA.
• Covers a specific, well-documented observation period on 2014-10-12.
• Focuses on a unique celestial target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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 a specific measurement window from 2014-10-12T03:13:11.000 to 2014-10-12T08:18:56.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 19:44:27.502591; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko