MARS EXPRESS ASPERA-3: Raw Electron Spectrometer Data for Mars, 2017-2018

January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 raw electron spectrometer data from the Mars Express ASPERA-3 instrument. The data are provided in raw units of counts per accumulation. This dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling the Martian plasma environment based on raw electron flux measurements.
• Analyzing solar wind interactions with Mars based on electron spectrometer data.
• Calibrating raw instrument counts for scientific analysis based on the described data format.

Strengths

• Data covers a two-year time range from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018.
• Produced by the authoritative space agency NASA.
• Data is from a specific instrument (ASPERA-3 Electron Spectrometer) on the Mars Express mission.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in raw units, requiring calibration and processing for scientific use.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the ASPERA-3 Electron Spectrometer (ELS) instrument aboard the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:44:54.232729; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars orbit