MARS EXPRESS: Solar Conjunction Radio Science Data from 2013-2014

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during the extended mission phase from 2013-01-01 to 2014-12-31. The specific Solar Conjunction measurement covers the period from 2013-04-22T12:32:34 to 2013-04-23T17:31:11.000. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing radio signal propagation during solar conjunction based on the described measurement period.
• Studying solar plasma effects on spacecraft communications based on the radio science data type.
• Modeling Mars atmospheric and ionospheric properties based on radio occultation techniques implied by the dataset nature.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, well-defined Solar Conjunction event from 2013-04-22 to 2013 04-23.
• Dataset is associated with a major space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Temporal coverage for the extended mission is explicitly stated as 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

Collected via Mars Express spacecraft Radio Science instrument during Solar Conjunction.

Time Range

Extended mission: 2013-01-01 to 2014-12-31. Specific measurement: 2013-04-22T12:32:34 to 2013-04-23T17:31:11.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:46:37.238605; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars and interplanetary space.