Mars Express MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2016

Mars Express Radio Science data captures a specific occultation event on 2016-11-04, spanning 20 minutes and 10.949 seconds. The dataset was collected by NASA during the extended mission phase from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31. It represents a single, precisely timed measurement from the Mars Express spacecraft.

Use Cases

• Modeling Martian atmospheric density profiles based on radio signal occultation data.
• Analyzing signal propagation anomalies for spacecraft communication studies.
• Validating orbital and ephemeris models for the Mars Express spacecraft.
• Studying time-series signal attenuation during a specific planetary occultation event.

Strengths

• Data covers a precise 20-minute and 10.949-second occultation event on 2016-11-04.
• Originates from the authoritative source NASA.
• Part of a defined mission phase from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31.

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 (NASA)

Collection Method

Occultation measurement collected by the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-11 04T20:42:23.000 to 2016-11-04T21:02:33.949 (collected during extended mission phase 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:50:00.526365; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars