MARS EXPRESS MRS: Mars Global Gravity Measurements, 2013-2014

Mars Express Radio Science data collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration between 2013-01-01 and 2014-12-31. The dataset provides global gravity measurements for Mars, with a specific recorded time interval from 2013-01-02T08:48:17.000 to 2013-01-02T10:46:01.500.

Use Cases

• Modeling the internal structure of Mars based on global gravity measurements.
• Analyzing temporal variations in Mars's gravitational field from radio science data.
• Calibrating and validating orbital dynamics models for the Mars Express spacecraft.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a primary space agency.
• Covers a defined two-year extended mission phase from 2013 to 2014.
• Provides a specific, high-precision timestamp for a sample measurement interval.

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 the Mars Express spacecraft's Radio Science experiment.

Time Range

2013-01-01 to 2014-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:13:31.894376; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars (global)