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

Radio Science data collected by the Rosetta orbiter during its EXTENSION 1 mission phase. The dataset contains global gravity measurements for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, recorded on February 8, 2016. It was published by NASA and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling comet mass distribution based on gravity measurements
• Analyzing gravitational field variations over a specific observation window
• Calibrating radio science instruments for planetary missions

Strengths

• Data collected during a dedicated mission phase (ROSETTA EXTENSION 1)
• Specific temporal coverage from 2016-02-08T07:49:10.000 to 2016-02-08T11:14:52.000
• Source is a major space agency (NASA)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Radio Science measurements from the Rosetta orbiter spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-01-01 to 2016-04-05 (mission phase); specific measurements from 2016-02-08T07:49:10.000 to 2016-02-08T11:14:52.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 12:12:25.183798; freshness should be verified

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko