I've been curious to see how data is able to be sent so accurately and quickly over large distances.. (I know they use MGS and odyssey but it is still impressive) The signal to noise ratio must be big (or am I wrong) but there seems to be very little error in transmission. Is there somewhere I can read up on it? Love to see a graphic of the signal with noise compared to the processed signal.
cheers
jb

Thanks to Proximity-1 protocol too... (MROs MGS and MOD use it)
To have a good transmission protocol is important for a good communications... and Proximity-1 attends everything!!!

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=14149
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM5S9W4QWD_0.html

Thanks..thats a great place start to look..now to do some digging...