MARS EXPRESS Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements, December 2023

2023-12-06T04:30:21.000 to 2023-12-06T08:54:26.000 is the specific time range covered by this Mars Express Radio Science data set. It contains Solar Conjunction measurements collected during the extended mission phase from 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. The data was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze signal attenuation and noise due to solar plasma interference based on Solar Conjunction measurements.
• Study the effects of solar conjunction on spacecraft communication links based on the described radio science data.
• Model planetary atmospheric properties using radio occultation techniques implied by the dataset's nature.
• Validate and calibrate radio science instruments for Mars missions based on the extended mission phase data.

Strengths

• Data covers a precise 4-hour observation window on 2023-12-06.
• Data originates from the Mars Express mission operated by NASA.
• Data is from a defined extended mission phase spanning the full year 2023.

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

Time Range

2023-12-06T04:30:21.000 to 2023-12-06T08:54:26.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 08:50:51.742639; freshness should be verified.