MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Measurements from 2016

2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31 is the temporal coverage for this Mars Express Radio Science dataset, specifically from the extended mission phase. It contains occultation measurements from a single event on 2016-12-07T19:20:28.000 to 2016-12-07T19:42:37.949. The data was collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing atmospheric density profiles based on radio occultation measurements.
• Studying signal propagation through the Martian atmosphere during occultation events.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars using time-series radio science data.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, documented time range from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31.
• Measurement timestamps are precise to the millisecond for the 2016-12-07 event.

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

2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31 (extended mission), with a specific event on 2016-12-07.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:34:45.164120; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars