Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Measurements, 2019-2020

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 is the temporal coverage for this Mars Express Radio Science dataset, collected during the extended mission phase. It contains occultation measurements, with a specific example covering the time 2019-12-15T22:13:12.100 to 2019-12-15T22:35:20.549. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze Martian atmospheric profiles based on occultation measurement data
• Study ionospheric electron density variations based on radio science signals
• Validate atmospheric models for Mars based on time-series occultation data

Strengths

• Data collected during a defined extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31
• Contains occultation measurements, a specific technique for probing planetary atmospheres

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

Time Range

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 09:36:33.683968; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars