MARS EXPRESS: Solar Conjunction Radio Science Measurements, 2015-2016

NASA's Mars Express spacecraft collected this Radio Science data during a Solar Conjunction event on June 8, 2015. The dataset covers the extended mission phase from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016. It likely contains time-series measurements of radio signals affected by the Sun's corona.

Use Cases

• Model solar plasma density based on radio signal delay measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyze signal attenuation during solar conjunction events based on the described measurement type
• Validate spacecraft communication models for Mars missions based on the specific mission and time range

Strengths

• Data originates from NASA's Mars Express mission, a credible source
• Specific measurement period defined: 2015-06-08T00:24:25.000 to 2015-06-08T08:25:22.500

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Time Range

2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:35:23.684417; freshness should be verified