Voyager 2 Jupiter Planetary Radio Astronomy (PRA) Resampled Summary Browse 48 s Data

Voyager 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy (PRA) data provides resampled summary browse measurements of Jupiter's radio wave spectrum. The dataset covers 70 instrument channels from 1.2 kHz to 1326 kHz, with data binned into 48-second intervals for the period from 1979-04-25 to 1979-08 04. It was produced by NASA, with instrument data supplied by Michael L. Kaiser and Principal Investigator James W. Warwick.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Jupiter's radio wave spectrum dynamics based on the 70 frequency channels from 1.2 kHz to 1326 kHz.
• Modeling time-series patterns in planetary radio emissions based on the 48-second sampling interval.
• Studying polarization characteristics of radio signals based on the separate Left Hand Circular (LHC) and Right Hand Circular (RHC) components.
• Calibrating radio astronomy instrument data based on the described calibration and conversion formula to flux density.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 102-day observation period from 1979-04-25 to 1979-08-04.
• Includes measurements across 70 frequency channels in uniform 19.2 kHz steps.
• Provides calibrated data split into Left Hand Circular and Right Hand Circular polarization components.
• Data gaps are explicitly noted by absent records, and bad data is flagged with a value of zero.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single historical mission and time period, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from original Voyager 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy (PRA) instrument data, processed by removing non-scanning modes, calibrating, splitting polarization, and binning into 48-second intervals.

Time Range

1979-04-25T00:00:00.000Z to 1979-08-04T23:04:00.000Z

Freshness

Last updated 2026 03-13 14:02:41.581706; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of Jupiter (space-based observation)