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

From 2016-02-03T09:07:40.000 to 2016-02-03T12:49:40.500, the Rosetta orbiter collected Radio Science data at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This dataset likely contains global gravity measurements from the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 phase, which ran from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05. The data was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass and density based on gravity measurements
• Analyzing gravitational anomalies to infer subsurface structure
• Calibrating orbital dynamics models for comet 67P
• Comparing gravitational data with other Rosetta mission instrument readings

Strengths

• Data covers a specific observation window of approximately 3.7 hours on 2016-02-03
• Dataset is associated with a defined mission phase (ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05)
• Source is a recognized space agency (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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

Time Range

2016-02-03T09:07:40.000 to 2016-02-03T12:49:40.500 (observation), 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05 (mission phase)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:45:51.308060; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko