MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2019-2020

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31. It contains occultation measurements from a specific observation window on 2019-12-13. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling Martian atmospheric density profiles based on radio occultation measurements.
• Analyzing signal propagation delays to study the ionosphere of Mars.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars using time-series data from a specific observation period.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Mars Express mission, a European Space Agency project with NASA involvement.
• Covers a defined two-year extended mission phase from 2019 to 2020.
• Contains a specific, timestamped occultation measurement event.

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, with a specific measurement from 2019-12-13T00:21:08.000 to 2019-12-13T00:43:16.149.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 08:24:20.892774; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars