Mars Express ASPERA-3 IMA Ion Data for 2013-2014

Mars Express satellite data from the ASPERA-3 Ion Mass Analyzer (IMA) instrument. The dataset contains raw ion measurements in counts per accumulation for the fourth mission extension, covering January 1, 2013 to December 31, -2014. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling the Martian ionosphere based on raw ion count data.
• Analyzing temporal trends in ion composition around Mars for the 2013-2014 period.
• Correlating solar activity with ion measurements from the ASPERA-3 instrument.
• Calibrating or validating ionospheric models using raw instrument counts.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined two-year period from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014.
• Produced by the authoritative space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Platform tags indicate specific scientific domains: Satellite Data, Mars, Planetary Science, Ion Measurements.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

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

Time Range

January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:21:03.097611; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars orbit