ROSETTA-ORBITER: Gravity Measurements of Comet 67P During Extension 1

NASA's Rosetta spacecraft collected radio science gravity data at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the ROSETTA EXTENSION 1 mission phase. The dataset covers a specific observation window from February 13, 2016, at 05:01:10 to 12:00:31. It likely contains time-series measurements of the comet's gravitational field.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal mass distribution of comet 67P based on gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the comet's gravitational field during the observation window.
• Calibrating radio science instrumentation for deep-space missions.
• Comparing gravitational data with other Rosetta mission datasets for multi-instrument analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Rosetta mission, a definitive source for comet 67P.
• Provides a precise temporal coverage from 2016-02-13T05:01:10.000 to 2016-02-13T12:00:31.000.
• Focuses on a specific mission phase (ROSETTA EXTENSION 1) for targeted analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the single-day observation window.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Radio science measurements collected by the Rosetta orbiter.

Time Range

2016-02-13T05:01:10.000 to 2016-02-13T12:00:31.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:29:55.410658; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko