ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P: Radio Science Gravity Measurements for Comet 67P

From 2016-01-17T02:07:05.000 to 2016-01-17T09:22:54.500, the Rosetta orbiter collected radio science data for a global gravity measurement of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. This data set covers the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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 a specific close-approach period.
• Calibrating and validating radio science instrumentation and data processing techniques for deep-space missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, defined observation window of over 7 hours on 2016-01-17.
• Focuses on a high-value scientific measurement (global gravity) for a well-studied comet.
• Originates from a major space agency (NASA) and a flagship planetary science mission.

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

Time Range

2016-01-17T02:07:05.000 to 2016-01-17T09:22:54.500 (primary data), within mission phase 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:57:53.296352; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko