MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2022

Mars Express Radio Science data collected during the extended mission phase from 2021-01-01 to 2022-12 31. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this dataset, which contains a specific occultation measurement covering the time period 2022-05-22T02:35:18.000 to 2022-05-22T05:10:03.000.

Use Cases

• Analyze Martian atmospheric structure based on radio signal occultation measurements.
• Model signal propagation and attenuation for planetary science missions.
• Validate atmospheric models for Mars using time-series radio science data.
• Study temporal variations in the Martian ionosphere or neutral atmosphere.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an authoritative space agency.
• Covers a specific, well-defined time range from 2022-05-22T02:35:18.000 to 2022-05-22T05:10:03.000.
• Part of a defined extended mission phase from 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31.

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 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31; specific measurement from 2022-05-22T02:35:18.000 to 2022 -05-22T05:10:03.000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 14:29:17.781525; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars