Mars Express Radio Science: Solar Conjunction Measurements 2019-09-14

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 is the extended mission phase for this Mars Express Radio Science data set. It contains Solar Conjunction measurements from a specific event on 2019-09 14T07:16:23.000 to 2019-09-14T08:43:10.500. The data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze solar plasma effects on radio signals based on the Solar Conjunction measurement type
• Study signal attenuation and scintillation during a specific solar conjunction event
• Model interplanetary medium properties using radio science data from the Mars Express mission
• Validate spacecraft communication models for Mars missions during solar conjunctions

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, well-defined solar conjunction event on 2019-09-14.
• The dataset is associated with a major space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• The temporal coverage of the extended mission phase (2019-2020) is explicitly stated.

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

Extended mission phase 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31, with a specific measurement from 2019-09-14T07:16:23.000 to 2019-09-14T08:43:10.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:43:52.041195; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars and interplanetary space.