ROSETTA-ORBITER: Gravity Measurements of Comet 67P During Prelanding

Rosetta spacecraft radio science data collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. The dataset likely contains global gravity measurements at comet 67P, covering a specific observation window on 2014-11-06. The data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass and density based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing gravitational field variations during the spacecraft's prelanding phase.
• Correlating gravity data with other Rosetta mission observations of comet 67P.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major ESA/NASA collaboration.
• Provides a specific observation time range from 2014-11-06T14:23:25.000 to 2014-11-06T23:09:52.000.
• Focuses on comet 67P, a well-studied target in planetary science.

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

Radio science measurements from the Rosetta spacecraft orbiter.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific measurements on 2014-11-06.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:03:07.724288; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.