MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2022

Radio Science data from the Mars Express spacecraft's extended mission phase. The dataset contains occultation measurements from a specific observation period on 2022-05-13. It was collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published on the datagov platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric density profiles based on radio signal occultation data.
• Analyzing ionospheric electron density using the radio science measurement technique.
• Studying temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere from the specified 2022 observation window.

Strengths

• Data originates from a defined NASA mission (Mars Express) and a specific instrument (MRS).
• Covers a precisely defined observation time from 2022-05-13T10:50:32.399 to 2022-05-13T11:25:22.000.
• Dataset metadata includes a clear mission phase (extended mission 2021-2022).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are 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 Radio Science (MRS) instrument.

Time Range

Observation: 2022-05-13T10:50:32.399 to 2022-05-13T11:25:22.000. Mission phase: 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 17:07:25.121529; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars