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

ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI 1/2/3 ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 1385 V1.0 is a Radio Science dataset collected by NASA during the Rosetta mission's Extension 1 phase from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05. It contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P, specifically covering the period from 2016-01-31T03:12:55.000 to 2016-01-31T08:58:02.500.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet 67P's internal mass distribution based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational field during a specific observation window.
• Validating orbital dynamics models of the Rosetta spacecraft around comet 67P.
• Comparing gravitational data with other Rosetta instrument datasets for multi-disciplinary analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a major space science project.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot of gravity measurements from 2016-01-31T03:12:55.000 to 2016-01-31T08:58:02.500.
• Focuses on comet 67P, a well-studied target in planetary science.

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.

Time Range

2016-01-31T03:12:55.000 to 2016-01-31T08:58:02.500 (specific measurement), within the Extension 1 phase 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:18:44.015638; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.