Mars Express Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements, 2013

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during a Solar Conjunction event on April 8, 2013. The dataset covers the extended mission phase from 2013-01-01 to 2014-12-31 and was produced by NASA. It likely contains measurements of radio signal behavior during the spacecraft's alignment with the Sun.

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation effects based on Solar Conjunction measurements
• Studying Martian atmospheric properties inferred from radio science data
• Modeling spacecraft communication reliability during specific orbital events
• Calibrating radio science instruments for future Mars missions

Strengths

• Data covers a specific Solar Conjunction event with a precise timestamp: 2013-04-08T13:32:26 to 2013-04-08T15:51:17.000
• Dataset is from an authoritative source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Temporal coverage is explicitly defined for the extended mission: 2013-01-01 to 2014-12-31

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

Data collected by the Mars Express spacecraft during its extended mission.

Time Range

Extended mission phase 2013-01-01 to 2014-12-31, with specific event on 2013-04-08.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:15:07.638672; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars