ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Gravity Measurements During Extension 1 Phase

Comet 67P gravity data collected by the Rosetta orbiter's Radio Science Investigation instrument. The dataset covers a specific observation period from 2016-01-11T01:08:15.000 to 2016-01-11T05:17:37.000 during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 phase. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P's internal mass distribution based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing gravitational field variations over time during the specified observation window.
• Calibrating radio science instrumentation for deep-space missions based on collected data.
• Comparing gravitational data with other Rosetta mission datasets for integrated comet analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, well-documented mission phase (ROSETTA EXTENSION 1).
• Observation time range is precisely defined from 2016-01-11T01:08:15.000 to 2016-01-11T05:17:37.000.
• Source is the authoritative space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the single observation window.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the Rosetta orbiter's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instrument.

Time Range

2016-01-11T01:08:15.000 to 2016-01-11T05:17:37.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:11:13.326961; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko