Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Data from Extended Mission 2019-2020

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars Express Radio Science data set contains occultation measurements collected during the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12 31. The specific data covers a time window from 2019-05-18T02:15:00.000 to 2019-05-18T04:05:00.000.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Martian atmospheric profiles based on radio occultation measurements.
• Studying ionospheric electron density based on radio signal propagation data.
• Modeling signal delay and attenuation for planetary radio science experiments.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars using empirical occultation data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a defined extended mission period from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31.
• Provides a precise measurement window for a specific occultation event on 2019-05-18.

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

Extended mission phase 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31; specific measurement from 2019-05-18T02:15:00.000 to 2019-05-18T04:05:00.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:09:12.563589; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars