Mars Express Radio Science: Global Gravity Measurements 2010-2012

Mars Express Radio Science data collected by NASA during an extended mission phase from 2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31. The specific measurement covers a precise time window on 2012-04-25, from 09:54:12.000 to 14:50:44.500. This dataset likely contains Global Gravity measurements derived from radio signal analysis.

Use Cases

• Modeling Mars's crustal thickness based on gravity anomalies.
• Analyzing temporal variations in gravitational field based on precise time-series data.
• Correlating gravity data with other Mars Express mission observations.
• Studying planetary interior dynamics based on global gravity measurements.

Strengths

• Data originates from NASA, a highly authoritative source.
• Time coverage is precisely defined for a specific measurement window.
• Mission phase (extended mission 2010-2012) is explicitly stated.

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

Radio Science data collected by the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

Extended mission phase 2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31; specific measurement 2012-04-25T09:54:12.000 to 2012-04-25T14:50:44.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:17:45.657861; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage of Mars.