MARS EXPRESS: Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements from 2023

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during the extended mission phase from 2023-01-01 to 2023-12 31. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this dataset, which contains Solar Conjunction measurements covering the specific time interval from 2023-10-30T05:54:02.000 to 2023-10-30T09:47:44.400.

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation effects during a solar conjunction based on the radio science measurements.
• Studying Martian atmospheric properties using the radio occultation data implied by the dataset's nature.
• Modeling solar plasma's influence on spacecraft communication based on the Solar Conjunction measurement context.
• Investigating temporal changes in the Martian environment using data from the specified 2023 time range.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific and recent time interval from 2023-10-30T05:54:02.000 to 2023-10-30T09:47:44.400.
• Produced by the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Dataset is part of the Mars Express mission's extended phase from 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31.

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

Collected by the Mars Express spacecraft's Radio Science instrument during Solar Conjunction.

Time Range

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 (extended mission), with specific measurements from 2023-10-30T05:54:02.000 to 2023-10-30T09:47:44.400.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:39:52.316148; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars and its orbital environment.