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

NASA's Rosetta Radio Science data set provides global gravity measurements for comet 67P. The data was collected during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 phase from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05, with a specific measurement window on 2016-01-22. This dataset likely contains time-series data from the orbiter's instruments.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P's mass distribution based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing gravitational field variations over time during the Extension 1 mission phase.
• Correlating gravity data with other Rosetta instrument observations for comet structure analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a major space science project.
• The measurement time window is precisely defined as 2016-01-22T01:34:05.000 to 2016-01-22T06:30:20.000.

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

Likely collected by the Rosetta Orbiter's Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instruments.

Time Range

2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05 (Extension 1 phase), with specific measurement on 2016-01-22.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:59:53.077637; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.