Voyager 2 Jupiter Encounter Radio Astronomy Data, 6-Second Resolution

Voyager 2's Planetary Radio Astronomy instrument captured lowband radio mean power data during the Jupiter encounter from April 25 to August 4, 1979. The dataset provides 6-second resolution measurements across 70 instrument channels covering frequencies from 1.2 kHz to 1326 kHz. Data are calibrated and presented in units of millibels, representing the log of received power.

Use Cases

• Analyze Jupiter's kilometric radio emission patterns based on the 70 frequency channels
• Study temporal dynamics of planetary radio phenomena based on the 6-second resolution time-series
• Model Jupiter's magnetosphere interactions based on calibrated left and right hand circular power measurements
• Compare radio emission data with other Voyager 2 instrument records from the encounter phase

Strengths

• Data covers the entire Jupiter Encounter Phase from 1979-04-25 to 1979-08-04, providing extended temporal coverage
• Provides high-resolution data at 6-second intervals across 70 instrument channels
• Calibrated data in units of millibels, with a defined zero-point reference

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is stored in BIN format, which may require specialized tools for access

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data acquired by the Voyager-2 Planetary Radio Astronomy (PRA) instrument during the Jupiter encounter.

Time Range

1979-04-25 to 1979-08-04

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:55:32.380724; freshness should be verified