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

The comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is the subject of this radio science gravity dataset from the Rosetta mission. It contains global gravity measurements collected during the pre-landing phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18, with a specific time series from 2014-11 09T15:52:16.000 to 2014-11-09T21:50:49.000. The data was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution and density of comet 67P based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational pull during the pre-landing orbital phase.
• Calibrating and validating radio science instrumentation for deep-space missions.
• Studying the relationship between a comet's gravity field and its surface morphology.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined pre-landing phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18.
• Provides a specific, high-resolution time series from a single day in November 2014.
• Originates from the authoritative Rosetta mission operated by ESA with data from NASA.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are 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 (pre-landing phase), with a detailed series on 2014-11-09.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:43:19.576227; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko