ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Radio Science Gravity Measurements from Extension 1

Radio Science data from the Rosetta orbiter's EXTENSION 1 mission phase, collected from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05. The dataset contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, with a specific measurement period on 2016-01-06. The data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity field measurements.
• Analyzing temporal changes in the comet's gravity field during the Rosetta mission's extension phase.
• Calibrating or validating radio science instrumentation and data processing techniques for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined mission phase from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05.
• Specific measurement time range is provided for a key gravity observation on 2016-01-06.
• Dataset is associated with a major space agency, 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 Rosetta orbiter's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument.

Time Range

2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05 (mission phase), with a specific measurement from 2016-01-06T11:07:05.000 to 2016-01-06T14:44:59.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:29:08.361698; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.