MARS EXPRESS MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2022

MARS EXPRESS MRS data is a Radio Science dataset collected by the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft. It contains occultation measurements from the extended mission phase, covering a specific observation period on 2022-06-05. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing atmospheric density profiles based on radio signal occultation measurements.
• Studying ionospheric electron density based on radio science data.
• Modeling Martian atmospheric conditions during the 2021-2022 extended mission phase.
• Validating atmospheric models using precise time-series occultation data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Mars Express mission, a European Space Agency spacecraft.
• Covers a specific, precisely defined observation window from 2022-06-05T02:15:24.000 to 2022-06-05T04:45:04.000.
• 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

Observation: 2022-06-05T02:15:24.000 to 2022-06-05T04:45:04.000. Mission phase: 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:30:40.392692; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars