MARS EXPRESS: Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements from 2015

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars Express Radio Science data set was collected during the extended mission phase from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31. It contains Solar Conjunction measurements covering the specific time period 2015-05-29T07:03:01 to 2015-05-29T14:09:00.

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation effects during solar conjunction based on the radio science measurements.
• Studying the Martian atmosphere and solar corona based on the radio science data.
• Modeling spacecraft communication reliability during specific celestial alignments based on the described measurement event.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a specific, well-defined measurement event on 2015-05-29.
• Collected during a defined extended mission phase from 2015 to 2016.

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 instruments.

Time Range

2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31 (mission phase); specific measurements from 2015-05-29T07:03:01 to 2015-05-29T14:09:00.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:29:31.028178; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars orbit and interplanetary space.