Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Data from 2016-11-15

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during the extended mission phase from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31. The dataset contains occultation measurements covering a specific 45-minute period on 2016-11-15. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze Martian atmospheric structure based on radio occultation measurements.
• Model signal propagation through the Martian atmosphere based on the described occultation event.
• Validate atmospheric models for Mars based on the 2015-2016 extended mission data.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 45-minute occultation event on 2016-11-15.
• Produced by the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Temporal coverage for the extended mission is explicitly defined as 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

Collection Method

Occultation measurement collected by the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

Extended mission phase 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31, with a specific measurement period from 2016-11-15T01:20:01 to 2016-11-15T02:05:00.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:41:36.753802; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars