MARS EXPRESS: Radio Science Solar Conjunction Measurements from 2023

Mars Express Radio Science data was collected during the spacecraft's extended mission phase from 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this specific dataset, which captures Solar Conjunction measurements from 2023-12-14T04:13:14.000 to 2023-12-14T08:22:56.000.

Use Cases

• Analyzing signal propagation effects during a solar conjunction event based on the radio science measurement type.
• Studying solar corona influence on deep-space communications based on the specified time window of Solar Conjunction.
• Investigating Martian atmospheric properties indirectly through radio signal perturbations described in the dataset's mission context.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a highly authoritative source.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined from 2023-12-14T04:13:14.000 to 2023-12-14T08:22:56.000.
• Dataset is associated with a specific, documented mission phase (Extended Mission 8).

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 via Radio Science instruments.

Time Range

2023-01 01 to 2023-12-31 (mission phase); specific measurements from 2023-12-14T04:13:14.000 to 2023-12-14T08:22:56.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:33:36.884755; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars orbit and interplanetary space.