Mars Express Radio Science: Global Gravity Measurements 2010-2012

Global gravity measurements collected by the Mars Express spacecraft's Radio Science experiment between 2010-01-01 and 2012-12-31. The data covers a specific observation period from 2012-12-16T03:49:16.000 to 2012-12-16T05:42:05.500. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling Mars's crustal thickness based on gravity anomalies
• Analyzing temporal variations in Mars's gravitational field based on repeated measurements
• Calibrating orbital models for Mars spacecraft based on precise gravity data

Strengths

• Data covers a defined extended mission phase from 2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31
• Provides a specific, high-precision observation window of nearly two hours

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

Likely collected via the Mars Express spacecraft's Radio Science experiment

Time Range

2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:38:31.398010; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars (global)