MARS EXPRESS MRS: Mars Gravity Measurements from Extended Mission

Global gravity measurements collected by the Mars Express spacecraft from 2011-07-19T00:02:46.000 to 2011-07-19T00:43:29.500. The data set was produced by NASA's Radio Science experiment during the extended mission phase from 2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31.

Use Cases

• Modeling Mars's gravitational field based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravity data collected during a specific observation window.
• Studying planetary interior composition using gravity data from an extended mission.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific observation period of approximately 40 minutes.
• Produced by NASA during a defined mission phase from 2010 to 2012.

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

Mars Express Radio Science experiment.

Time Range

2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31 (mission phase); 2011-07-19T00:02:46.000 to 2011-07-19T00:43:29.500 (observation window)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:32:08.783067; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars (global)