MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2016

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during an occultation event on 2016-11 14. This dataset from NASA's extended mission phase covers a specific 5-hour observation window from 06:30:00 to 11:54:39.500 UTC. It was last updated on the datagov platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing atmospheric structure based on radio signal occultation measurements.
• Modeling ionospheric electron density profiles using the described radio science data.
• Studying signal propagation and attenuation for specific time ranges mentioned in the description.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars using empirical data from the extended mission phase.

Strengths

• Data originates from NASA, a highly authoritative space agency.
• Covers a precisely defined 5-hour observation window on 2016-11-14.
• Part of a defined extended 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, file formats, and data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Occultation measurement via the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-11-14T06:30:00 to 2016-11-14T11:54:39.500 (specific event). Dataset part of extended mission phase 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:39:25.548695; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars