MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2020-12-24

MARS EXPRESS MRS 1/2/3 EXTENDED MISSION 7 4172 V1.0 is a Mars Express Radio Science data set collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It contains occultation measurements from the extended mission phase between 2019-01-01 and 2020 12-31. The specific data covers the time period from 2020-12-24T16:52:16.200 to 2020-12-24T17:14:24.500.

Use Cases

• Modeling Martian atmospheric density profiles based on radio signal occultation data.
• Analyzing temporal changes in the Martian ionosphere based on the 2020-12-24 measurement window.
• Calibrating radio science instruments for planetary missions using specific occultation event data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative source National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Covers a specific, well-defined measurement event from 2020-12-24T16:52:16.200 to 2020-12-24T17:14:24.500.
• Dataset metadata was last updated on 2026-03-13 15:57:41.260226.

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

Extended mission phase 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31, with specific data from 2020-12-24T16:52:16.200 to 2020-12-24T17:14:24.500.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 15:57:41.260226; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars