VG2 JUP PRA: Voyager 2 Jupiter Radio Astronomy Data, April-August 1979

1979-04 25 through 1979-08-04, this dataset contains edited browse data from the Voyager 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy instrument during its Jupiter encounter. It covers 70 instrument channels from 1.2 kHz to 1326 kHz in 19.2 kHz steps. The data was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing radio frequency spectrum dynamics around Jupiter based on the 70 instrument channels.
• Modeling time-series signals from spacecraft instruments based on the provided date range.
• Studying the characteristics of planetary radio emissions based on the 1 kHz channel widths.
• Developing denoising or resampling techniques for historical space instrument data.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 4-month encounter period from 1979-04-25 to 1979-08-04.
• Provides uniform frequency coverage across 70 channels from 1.2 kHz to 1326 kHz.
• Data originates from the authoritative Voyager 2 mission and NASA.

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

Derived from original Voyager 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy instrument data.

Time Range

1979-04-25 00:00:00.000 through 1979-08-04 23:04:00.000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:05:06.689687; freshness should be verified

Geography

Vicinity of Jupiter (spacecraft location)