ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Gravity Measurements from Pre-Landing Phase

Global gravity measurements at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko collected by the Rosetta spacecraft's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument. The data covers a specific observation period from 2014-11-03T08:39:45.000 to 2014-11-03T11:40:02.500 during the pre-landing phase of the mission, which spanned from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11 -18. This dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution and density of comet 67P based on gravity field measurements.
• Analyzing spacecraft trajectory and Doppler shift data to infer the comet's gravitational pull.
• Studying the temporal stability of the comet's gravity field during the pre-landing operational phase.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated interplanetary mission (Rosetta) with a specific scientific instrument (RSI).
• Covers a defined observation window of approximately 3 hours on 2014-11-03.
• Provided by the authoritative space agency NASA.

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 spacecraft's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014 11-18 (mission phase), with specific data from 2014-11-03T08:39:45.000 to 2014-11-03T11:40:02.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 04:33:25.653182; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.