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

ROSETTA-ORBITER 67P RSI 1/2/3 ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 1390 V1.0 is a Radio Science data set from NASA, collected during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04 05. It contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, specifically covering a period from 2016-02-02T02:39:30.000 to 2016-02-02T08:52:42.000.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational field during a specific observation window.
• Calibrating or validating radio science instrumentation and methods for deep space missions.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major space agency (NASA).
• Covers a specific, defined observation period for comet 67P.
• Focuses on a specialized measurement type (global gravity) for a celestial body.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format 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 via Rosetta orbiter Radio Science Investigation (RSI) instruments.

Time Range

2016-02-02T02:39:30.000 to 2016-02-02T08:52:42.000 (primary data), within mission phase 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:04:40.983783; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.