Mars Express Radio Science Data: Solar Conjunction Measurements from 2015

MARS EXPRESS SUN MRS 1/2/3 EXTENDED MISSION 5 3766 V1.0 is a Mars Express Radio Science data set collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The data covers a specific Solar Conjunction event from 2015-06-13T07:58:01 to 2015 06-13T15:44:00, during the extended mission phase between 2015-01-01 and 2016-12-31.

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation effects during solar conjunction based on the radio science measurement type.
• Studying solar plasma influence on spacecraft communications based on the Solar Conjunction event data.
• Modeling Mars atmospheric properties using radio occultation techniques implied by the dataset's nature.
• Investigating time-series signal data from the specified 2015-06-13 observation window.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a precisely defined Solar Conjunction event on 2015-06-13.
• 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 and file size are 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.

Time Range

2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31 (mission phase), with specific data from 2015-06-13T07:58:01 to 2015-06-13T15:44:00.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:58:08.758734; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars and its orbital environment.