Voyager 1 Saturn Egress Radio Occultation Raw Data

Raw voltage outputs from receivers tuned to Voyager carrier frequencies during the Saturn egress radio occultation on 13 November 1980. The data have been reduced to give profiles of temperature and pressure in the atmosphere, magnetic field orientations in the ionosphere, and particle properties in the ring system. The dataset was collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Model Saturn's atmospheric temperature and pressure profiles based on radio occultation data.
• Infer magnetic field orientations in Saturn's upper ionosphere based on radio signal analysis.
• Determine particle distribution and properties in Saturn's ring system based on signal attenuation.
• Study signal propagation through planetary atmospheres based on S-band and X-band carrier frequencies.

Strengths

• Data collected during a specific historical event: the Voyager 1 Saturn egress radio occultation on 13 November 1980.
• Includes raw voltage outputs from receivers tuned to both S-band and X-band carrier frequencies.
• Ancillary files are included that might be useful in analysis of the raw data.

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

Raw data collected from receivers during the Voyager 1 Saturn egress radio occultation.

Time Range

13 November 1980

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:24:43.646745; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saturn