MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2018

2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31 is the mission phase for this Mars Express Radio Science dataset. It contains occultation measurements from a specific event on 2018-03-10. The data was collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling Martian atmospheric density profiles based on radio occultation data.
• Analyzing signal propagation and attenuation for planetary radio science.
• Studying temporal atmospheric changes on Mars based on the 2017-2018 mission timeframe.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a recognized space agency.
• Covers a defined mission phase from 2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31.
• Captures a specific occultation event on 2018-03-10.

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

Mission phase: 2017-01-01 to 2018 12-31. Specific event: 2018-03-10T06:40:53.000 to 2018-03-10T07:08:31.949.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:46:03.783016; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars