MARS EXPRESS: Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements from 2023

Mars Express spacecraft radio science data collected during a solar conjunction event on December 9, 2023. The dataset covers a precise one-hour observation window from 08:13:03 to 09:12:54 UTC. It was produced by NASA during the extended mission phase from January to December 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze radio signal propagation effects based on solar conjunction measurements
• Study planetary atmospheric properties based on radio occultation data
• Model spacecraft communication interference based on solar proximity
• Validate radio science instrument performance based on extended mission data

Strengths

• Data covers a precise one-hour observation window on December 9, 2023
• Dataset was collected during the extended mission phase spanning the entire year 2023

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

Time Range

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31, with specific measurement from 2023-12-09T08:13:03.000 to 2023-12-09T09:12:54.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:40:23.885959; freshness should be verified