Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Measurements, 2020-08-20

From 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31, the Mars Express spacecraft collected radio science data during its extended mission. This specific occultation measurement covers a one-hour period on 2020-08-20. The data was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze atmospheric properties based on occultation measurements.
• Validate radio science instrument performance based on mission data.
• Study Martian atmospheric conditions during a specific time window.
• Correlate radio signal data with other Mars Express mission datasets.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, well-documented mission: Mars Express.
• The temporal coverage of the measurement is precisely defined: 2020-08-20T07:55:00.000 to 2020-08-20T08:50:00.000.
• The dataset is associated with a major space agency: 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 (mission phase); 2020-08-20T07:55:00.000 to 2020-08-20T08:50:00.000 (specific measurement).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:03:42.059074; freshness should be verified.