MARS EXPRESS ASPERA-3: Calibrated Electron Spectrometer Data for 2006-2007

Calibrated Mars Express ASPERA-3 Electron Spectrometer (ELS) data for the first mission extension from January 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007. The data are provided in units of Differential Number Flux (DNF): cnts/(cm**2-sr-sec-eV). This dataset originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling Mars's plasma environment based on calibrated electron flux measurements.
• Analyzing temporal trends in electron populations based on the 2006-2007 time series.
• Studying atmospheric escape processes on Mars based on differential number flux data.
• Validating space weather models for Mars based on satellite-collected electron spectrometry data.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, providing processed measurements ready for analysis.
• Covers a defined 21-month time range from January 2006 to September 2007.
• Provided by the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the ASPERA-3 instrument aboard the Mars Express satellite.

Time Range

January 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:38:24.045198; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars orbit