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

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars Express Radio Science data set contains occultation measurements collected during the extended mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12 31. The data covers a specific time window on 2020-12-15. This dataset is part of the MARS MRS 1/2/3 EXTENDED MISSION 7 4167 V1.0 release.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Martian atmospheric structure based on occultation measurements.
• Studying signal propagation and attenuation for planetary radio science.
• Modeling time-series data from a specific orbital observation window.
• Validating atmospheric models using data from the Mars Express mission.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative source, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a defined two-year mission phase from 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31.
• Provides a specific, high-resolution time window for a single observation event.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

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 observation from 2020-12-15T09:18:03.299 to 2020-12-15T09:40:11.649.

Freshness

Last updated 2026 03 13 15:11:05.910571; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars