MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2020

Mars Express Radio Science data captured during a specific occultation event on 2020-09-30. This dataset from the extended mission phase covers a precise 22-minute observation window from 23:41:55.200 to 00:04:03.500 UTC. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration collected this data between 2019 and 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyzing atmospheric density profiles based on radio signal occultation measurements.
• Studying ionospheric electron density using the radio science data described.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars with precise time-stamped observation data.
• Investigating signal propagation effects during the specified 2020 occultation event.

Strengths

• Data covers a precise 22-minute observation window from 2020-09-30T23:41:55.200 to 2020-10-01T00:04:03.500.
• Collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the extended Mars Express mission phase.

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

2020-09-30T23:41:55.200 to 2020-10-01T00:04:03.500 (observation); mission phase 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:16:59.969923; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars