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

Rosetta Radio Science data collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P, specifically covering the period 2014-10-24T14:59:50.000 to 2014-10-24T23:40:14.000. It 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 a specific observation window.
• Correlating gravitational data with other Rosetta mission observations for comet structure analysis.
• Training or validating models for small-body celestial mechanics.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a specific, defined observation period of approximately 8.7 hours on 2014-10-24.
• Focuses on a specific scientific measurement type: global gravity.

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific gravity data from 2014-10-24T14:59:50.000 to 2014-10-24T23:40:14.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:43:57.896437; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.