MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2021-2022

Mars Express Radio Science data collected by NASA from 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31. The dataset includes an occultation measurement covering the specific time interval 2021-04-05T06:53:43.100 to 2021-04-05T07:29:43.449. It is part of the extended mission phase of the Mars Express spacecraft.

Use Cases

• Modeling Martian atmospheric density profiles based on radio signal occultation data.
• Analyzing temporal changes in the Martian ionosphere using time-series radio science measurements.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars using specific occultation events from the 2021-2022 mission phase.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined two-year mission period from 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31.
• Includes a precisely timestamped occultation event from 2021-04-05.

Limitations

• 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 collected by the Mars Express spacecraft.

Time Range

2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 16:47:51.246510; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars