Mars Express MRS: Radio Science Occultation Data from 2023

Mars Express Radio Science data was collected by the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft during its extended mission phase. The dataset contains occultation measurements from a specific observation window on September 3, 2023. It was published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Martian atmospheric structure based on radio signal occultation data.
• Studying signal propagation and attenuation for planetary radio science.
• Validating atmospheric models for Mars using time-series measurement data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Mars Express mission, a European Space Agency spacecraft.
• Covers a specific, well-defined observation period from 2023-09-03T02:01:11.100 to 2023-09-03T02:23:19.300.
• Collected during the extended mission phase from 2023-01-01 to 2023-12 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

2023-09-03T02:01:11.100 to 2023-09-03T02:23:19.300 (observation); Mission phase: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:36:42.747516; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mars