Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Measurements, 2017-2018

From 2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31, the Mars Express spacecraft collected radio science data during its extended mission. This dataset likely contains occultation measurements, specifically covering the period from 2017-01-21T02:39:01 to 2017-01-21T03:24:00. The data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze atmospheric profiles based on occultation measurement data.
• Study signal propagation and attenuation in the Martian environment.
• Validate and calibrate radio science models using mission-collected data.

Strengths

• Data collected during a defined extended mission phase from 2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31.
• Specific occultation measurement time range is documented: 2017-01-21T02:39:01 to 2017-01-21T03:24:00.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Occultation measurement by the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:46:33.402594; freshness should be verified.