Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Data, 2019-2020

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 is the mission period for this Mars Express Radio Science dataset. It contains occultation measurements, with a specific example covering the time 2019-12-09T11:05:00.000 to 2019-12-09T12:55:00.000. The data was collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze Martian atmospheric density profiles based on occultation measurements.
• Study ionospheric electron density variations based on radio science data.
• Validate atmospheric models for Mars based on time-series occultation data.
• Track signal propagation anomalies based on radio science measurements.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined extended mission period from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31.
• Specific measurement example provided for 2019-12-09T11:05:00.000 to 2019-12-09T12:55:00.000.
• Source is the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:19:05.453963; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars