MARS EXPRESS: Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements from 2019

A Mars Express Radio Science data set collected during the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) produced this specific measurement covering the time period 2019-09-16T01:45:35.000 to 2019-09-16T04:26:24.500.

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation and attenuation during solar conjunction based on the radio science measurement.
• Studying solar corona effects on spacecraft communication signals based on the solar conjunction event.
• Modeling planetary atmospheric properties using radio occultation techniques implied by the dataset's nature.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a highly authoritative source.
• Covers a specific, well-defined solar conjunction event on 2019-09 16.

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 the Mars Express spacecraft's Radio Science experiment during a solar conjunction.

Time Range

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 (mission phase); specific measurement from 2019-09-16T01:45:35.000 to 2019-09-16T04:26:24.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:06:43.830084; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars and interplanetary space.