ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Comet 67P Gravity Data from Prelanding Phase

Rosetta Radio Science data set collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18. It contains Global Gravity measurements for comet 67P, specifically covering the period 2014-11-14T14:38:25.000 to 2014-11-15T02:38:24.000.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P's internal mass distribution based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational field during the prelanding observation window.
• Calibrating radio science instrumentation for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta mission, a major European Space Agency project with NASA involvement.
• Specific time range for gravity measurements is precisely defined as 2014-11-14T14:38:25.000 to 2014-11-15T02:38:24.000.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (prelanding phase), with specific gravity data from 2014-11-14T14:38:25.000 to 2014-11-15T02:38:24.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:24:30.129891; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.