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

ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI 1/2/3 ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 1377 V1.0 is a Radio Science gravity measurement dataset collected by NASA's Rosetta spacecraft. It provides global gravity data for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 phase from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05. The specific measurement time range is 2016-01-28T01:01:45.000 to 2016-01-28T09:05:22.500.

Use Cases

• Model comet mass and density distribution based on global gravity measurements.
• Analyze gravitational field variations over a specific time range.
• Validate orbital dynamics models for the Rosetta spacecraft.
• Study comet 67P's internal structure from gravity data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a major space science project.
• Time range for the specific gravity measurement is precisely defined: 2016-01-28T01:01:45.000 to 2016-01-28T09:05:22.500.
• Dataset covers the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 operational phase from 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

2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05 (Extension 1 phase); specific measurement: 2016-01-28T01:01:45.000 to 2016-01-28T09:05:22.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:55:57.962322; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.