ROSETTA-ORBITER: Comet 67P Gravity Measurements from Prelanding Phase

ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI 1/2/3 PRELANDING 0441 V1.0 is a Radio Science data set collected by the Rosetta mission. It contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from a specific observation on 2014-11-18. The dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of comet 67P based on the radio science measurements.
• Analyzing the internal structure and mass distribution of a comet based on gravity data.
• Calibrating or validating orbital dynamics models for the Rosetta spacecraft based on the prelanding phase data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Rosetta space mission operated by NASA.
• Covers a specific, well-documented observation time on 2014-11-18T02:41:29.000 to 2014-11-18T13:35:19.500.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via Radio Science instruments on the Rosetta orbiter during the PRELANDING phase.

Time Range

2014-01-21 to 2014-11-18 (phase), 2014-11 18T02:41:29.000 to 2014-11-18T13:35:19.500 (observation).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:45:16.922309; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.