Mars Express Radio Science Occultation Data, 2021-2022

Occultation measurements from the Mars Express spacecraft's Radio Science instrument. The data covers the extended mission phase from 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31, with a specific measurement interval from 2021-01-04T11:22:01.200 to 2021-01-04T11:44:09.549. The dataset was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze atmospheric density profiles based on occultation measurements
• Study ionospheric electron density based on radio signal propagation data
• Validate and calibrate Mars atmospheric models based on time-series occultation data

Strengths

• Data collected during a defined extended mission phase from 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
• A specific measurement timestamp is provided: 2021-01-04T11:22:01.200 to 2021-01-04T11:44:09.549
• Source is the authoritative space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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 is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Occultation measurement by the Mars Express spacecraft's Radio Science instrument

Time Range

Extended mission phase 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 10:07:04.698612; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars