ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Radio Science Gravity Measurements Pre-Landing 2014

Rosetta Radio Science data set collected by NASA during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18. It contains Global Gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, specifically covering the time interval 2014-11-16T01:47:50.000 to 2014-11-16T05:20:58.000.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity field measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the comet's gravity during the pre-landing approach phase.
• Calibrating or validating radio science instrumentation and methods for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Rosetta orbiter mission, a major ESA/NASA collaboration.
• Covers a specific, defined observation window of approximately 3.5 hours on 2014-11-16.
• Focuses on a key scientific target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instruments on the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11 18 (PRELANDING phase), with specific gravity measurement from 2014-11-16T01:47:50.000 to 2014-11-16T05:20:58.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:18:53.677377; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.