ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI: Comet 67P Gravity Measurements from 2016

Radio Science data from the Rosetta mission's extension phase, collected between 2016-01-12 and 2016-01-13. The dataset provides global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It was published 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 Rosetta mission's close orbit.
• Calibrating or validating simulations of comet formation and evolution using empirical gravity data.
• Studying the relationship between a comet's gravity field and its observed surface features.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, critical observation period from 2016-01-12T17:00:55.000 to 2016-01-13T00:15:33.000.
• Provides global gravity measurements for a well-studied comet (67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko).
• Originates from a major space agency, the 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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via Radio Science Instrument (RSI) on the Rosetta orbiter during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase.

Time Range

2016-01-12T17:00:55.000 to 2016-01-13T00:15:33.000 (primary data). Mission phase: 2016-01-01 to 2016-04 05.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:20:56.313200; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.