MARS EXPRESS: Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements from 2015

A Mars Express Radio Science data set collected during the extended mission phase from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31. It contains Solar Conjunction measurements covering the specific time period 2015-07-17T23:43:45.000 to 2015-07-18T06:23:50.500. The dataset was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated on 2026-03 13.

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation effects during solar conjunction based on the radio science measurements.
• Studying solar corona and interplanetary plasma based on the Solar Conjunction data.
• Calibrating deep-space navigation models based on the precise time-series measurements.
• Investigating Mars atmospheric properties indirectly through radio signal perturbations.

Strengths

• Data covers a precise 6-hour and 40-minute observation window during solar conjunction.
• Collected by the Mars Express mission, a well-established planetary science platform.
• Temporal coverage is explicitly defined 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 during its Radio Science experiments.

Time Range

2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31 (extended mission), with specific measurements from 2015-07-17T23:43:45.000 to 2015-07-18T06:23:50.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:48:41.456941; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars and interplanetary space during solar conjunction.