Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Data from 2018

MARS EXPRESS MRS data is a Radio Science dataset from the Mars Express mission, collected by NASA. It contains occultation measurements from a specific observation period on 2018-04-06. The dataset covers the extended mission phase from 2017-01-01 to 2018-12 31.

Use Cases

• Modeling Martian atmospheric profiles based on radio signal occultation data.
• Analyzing signal propagation time-series for planetary science research.
• Studying temporal atmospheric changes on Mars using a specific 2018 observation.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Mars Express mission operated by NASA.
• Covers a defined extended mission period from 2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31.
• Contains a specific, timestamped occultation measurement from 2018-04-06.

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 via the Mars Express Radio Science instrument.

Time Range

2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31, with a specific measurement from 2018-04-06T08:21:40.000 to 2018-04-06T08:59:04.899.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:49:06.039298; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars