ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Comet Gravity Measurements from Rosetta Extension 1

From January 8, 2016, to April 5, 2016, the Rosetta orbiter collected radio science data for global gravity measurements at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The dataset covers a specific observation period from 2016-01-08T08:58:40.000 to 2016-01-08T14:37:56.500. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing gravitational anomalies to infer subsurface structure.
• Calibrating spacecraft navigation models using radio science data.
• Comparing gravitational data with other Rosetta mission instrument findings.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, high-precision observation window of approximately 5.65 hours.
• Dataset is associated with a major space mission (Rosetta) and a specific comet (67P).
• The temporal coverage of the collection phase is explicitly defined as 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is 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

Radio science data collected by the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-01-08T08:58:40.000 to 2016-01-08T14:37:56.500 (observation); 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05 (collection phase)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:14:41.311695; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko