Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Data from 2019-2020

A Mars Express Radio Science data set collected during the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12 31. The data is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and includes occultation measurements covering a specific time interval on 2019-04-30.

Use Cases

• Modeling Mars' atmospheric density profiles based on occultation measurements.
• Analyzing signal propagation and ionospheric effects during the specified time range.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars using empirical radio science data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a defined mission period from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31.
• Includes a specific, timestamped measurement interval on 2019-04-30.

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 via the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 (mission phase), with a specific measurement from 2019-04-30T09:30:14.000 to 2019-04-30T09:52:22.649.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:57:26.144199; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars