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

2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31 is the temporal coverage for this Mars Express Radio Science dataset from the extended mission phase. It contains occultation measurements, with a specific observation from 2020-08-16T06:47:09.299 to 2020-08-16T07:09:17.250. The data was collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing atmospheric density profiles based on radio signal occultation data.
• Studying ionospheric electron density based on radio signal propagation measurements.
• Modeling Mars's atmospheric structure using time-series occultation observations.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined two-year extended mission period from 2019-01-01 to 2020 12-31.
• Specific observation timestamps are provided for a sample occultation 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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:12:51.894697; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars