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

A Rosetta Radio Science data set collected during the PRELANDING phase from 2014-01 21 to 2014-11-18. It contains global gravity measurements at comet 67P, covering a specific observation window from 2014-11-16T14:32:20.000 to 2014-11-17T02:48:31.000. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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 radio science instrumentation and methods for future deep-space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 12-hour observation window with precise timestamps.
• Focuses on global gravity measurements, a key dataset for comet 67P.
• Provided by the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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 Rosetta orbiter Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instruments.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (pre-landing phase), with specific gravity measurements from 2014-11-16T14:32:20.000 to 2014-11-17T02:48:31.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:50:43.614449; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.