MARS EXPRESS ASPERA-3 IMA: Ion Mass Analyzer Data from 2007-2009

October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009 data from the Mars Express spacecraft's ASPERA-3 Ion Mass Analyzer (IMA) 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 Mars's ionospheric composition based on raw ion mass spectrometer counts.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the Martian plasma environment during the 2007-2009 mission extension.
• Calibrating raw instrument data (counts/accumulation) for comparative studies with other planetary missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined two-year mission extension period from October 2007 to December 2009.
• Produced by the authoritative space agency NASA.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the ASPERA-3 Ion Mass Analyzer (IMA) instrument aboard the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

October 1, - December 31, 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:45:11.997263; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars orbit