Mars Express Radio Science: Solar Conjunction Measurements from 2019

MARS EXPRESS SUN MRS 1/2/3 EXTENDED MISSION 7 4035 V1.0 is a Mars Express Radio Science data set collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It contains Solar Conjunction measurements covering a specific time window from 2019-08-18T05:58:24.000 to 2019-08-18T09:07:10.500. The data was collected during the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31.

Use Cases

• Analyze solar corona effects on radio signals based on Solar Conjunction measurements.
• Study signal propagation and attenuation during spacecraft solar conjunction events.
• Validate radio science models using precise time-stamped measurement data.
• Investigate spacecraft communication performance under solar interference.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Measurement time window is precisely defined from 2019-08-18T05:58:24.000 to 2019-08-18T09:07:10.500.
• Data collection period is specified as the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31.

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

Radio Science data collection from the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31, with a specific measurement window on 2019-08-18.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:55:15.969151; freshness should be verified.