MARS EXPRESS: Solar Conjunction Radio Science Data from 2019

Mars Express Radio Science data was collected during a Solar Conjunction event from 2019 08 16 to 2019 08 17. The dataset covers the extended mission phase from 2019 01 01 to 2020 12 31 and is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Study solar corona effects on radio signals based on Solar Conjunction measurements
• Analyze signal propagation delays for planetary science based on Radio Science data
• Model plasma density in the solar environment based on the specified time range

Strengths

• Data covers a specific Solar Conjunction event with precise timestamps from 2019 08 16 to 2019 08 17
• Dataset is associated with the Mars Express mission and provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

Collection Method

Collected via Mars Express spacecraft Radio Science experiment

Time Range

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 (extended mission), with specific event from 2019-08-16T23:30:00.000 to 2019-08-17T05:15:00.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:24:59.630891; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars and interplanetary space