Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Data from 2018

Mars Express Radio Science data collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The dataset contains occultation measurements from the extended mission phase, covering a specific time period on 2018-03-19. It was last updated on the platform in 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing atmospheric profiles of Mars based on radio signal occultation data.
• Studying ionospheric electron density based on radio science measurements.
• Modeling signal propagation and refraction for planetary mission planning.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an authoritative source.
• Covers a specific, well-defined time period from 2018-03-19T07:14:47.000 to 2018-03-19T07:41:43.949.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Occultation measurement collected by the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

2018-03-19T07:14:47.000 to 2018-03-19T07:41:43.949 (from the extended mission phase 2017-01-01 to 2018-12 31).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:06:07.536932; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars