Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Data, 2017-2018

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during the extended mission phase from 2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31. It is an occultation measurement covering the specific time interval 2018-08-07T17:59:14.399 to 2018-08-07T18:24:31.200. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Martian atmospheric profiles based on radio occultation measurements.
• Studying ionospheric density variations based on occultation data.
• Modeling signal propagation through Mars' atmosphere based on spacecraft radio science.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars based on time-stamped occultation events.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined extended mission phase from 2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31.
• Contains a specific occultation measurement with precise start and end times.
• Originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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 collected by the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

Extended mission phase 2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31, with a specific measurement from 2018-08-07T17:59:14.399 to 2018-08-07T18:24:31.200.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 11:09:04.377569; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars