MARS MRS: Mars Express Radio Science Gravity Data from 2011

MARS EXPRESS MARS MRS 1/2/3 EXTENDED MISSION 3 3055 V1.0 is a Mars Express Radio Science data set collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It contains Global Gravity measurements from the extended mission phase between 2010-01-01 and 2012-12 31. The specific time coverage for this data is from 2011-08-02T01:35:44.000 to 2011-08-02T02:00:26.949.

Use Cases

• Modeling the gravitational field of Mars based on radio science measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravity data collected during a specific orbital pass.
• Integrating gravity data with other Mars Express mission datasets for planetary geophysics research.
• Calibrating or validating models of Martian crustal and mantle structure based on gravity anomalies.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars Express mission.
• Covers a specific, documented time range from 2011-08-02T01:35:44.000 to 2011-08-02T02:00:26.949.
• Part of a defined extended mission phase from 2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31.

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 via Mars Express Radio Science instrument.

Time Range

2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31 (mission phase); 2011-08-02T01:35:44.000 to 2011-08-02T02:00:26.949 (data coverage)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:35:03.559429; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars (global)