MARS EXPRESS: Solar Conjunction Radio Science Measurements from 2015

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during a Solar Conjunction event on 2015-05-15. The dataset covers the period from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31 as part of the extended mission phase. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation effects during solar conjunction based on the radio science measurement type.
• Studying solar corona influence on spacecraft communications based on the Solar Conjunction event.
• Modeling Mars atmospheric properties using radio occultation techniques implied by the dataset's nature.
• Validating radio science instrument performance for the Mars Express mission based on the extended mission time frame.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a highly authoritative source.
• Covers a specific, well-defined event on 2015-05-15 from 12:04:01 to 14:08:00.
• Part of a documented extended mission phase from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31.

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 by the Mars Express spacecraft via Radio Science instruments during a Solar Conjunction measurement.

Time Range

2015-05-15T12:04:01 to 2015-05-15T14:08:00 (event); Mission phase: 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 16:25:08.315087; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars (planetary); data collection point is the Mars Express spacecraft.