MARS EXPRESS: Solar Conjunction Radio Science Measurements from 2019

Mars Express spacecraft radio science data collected during a Solar Conjunction event on October 1, 2019. The dataset covers a specific time window from 04:38:45 to 07:48:04 UTC during the extended mission phase from 2019 to 2020. It is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze signal propagation effects based on Solar Conjunction measurements
• Study Martian atmospheric properties based on radio science data
• Validate spacecraft navigation models based on time-series radio measurements
• Investigate solar corona influence on radio signals based on conjunction event timing

Strengths

• Data covers a precise Solar Conjunction event on 2019-10-01
• Time range is explicitly defined from 04:38:45.000 to 07:48:04.500 UTC
• Dataset is associated with the NASA Mars Express mission

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 measurements from the Mars Express spacecraft

Time Range

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 (extended mission), with specific event on 2019-10-01

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:42:29.893320; freshness should be verified