MARS EXPRESS: Solar Conjunction Radio Science Data from 2019

MARS EXPRESS Sun MRS 1/2/3 EXTENDED MISSION 7 4047 V1.0 is a Mars Express Radio Science data set collected by NASA. It contains Solar Conjunction measurements from a specific event on 2019-09-02, recorded between 00:53:32.000 and 03:27:46.500 UTC. The data was gathered during the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12 31.

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation effects during solar conjunction based on the described radio science measurements.
• Studying solar plasma influence on spacecraft communications based on the Solar Conjunction event data.
• Modeling atmospheric properties of Mars using radio occultation techniques implied by the dataset's nature.
• Calibrating radio science instruments for future missions based on the extended mission phase data.

Strengths

• Data covers a precise Solar Conjunction event on 2019-09-02.
• Dataset is associated with NASA's Mars Express mission.
• Temporal coverage for the specific event is explicitly defined as 2019-09-02T00:53:32.000 to 2019-09-02T03:27:46.500.

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 via Mars Express spacecraft Radio Science instrument during a Solar Conjunction measurement.

Time Range

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 (extended mission phase), with a specific event from 2019-09-02T00:53:32.000 to 2019-09-02T03:27:46.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 04:35:18.024994; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars (planetary), with measurements taken from the Mars Express spacecraft.