MGS Mars Magnetometer Calibrated High-Resolution Data, 1997-2006

Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft magnetometer data collected from 1997-09-12 to 2006-11-06. The dataset contains calibrated high time resolution measurements expressed in payload and Sun-State coordinates. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal variations in the Martian magnetic field based on high-resolution time-series data.
• Modeling solar wind interactions with Mars based on magnetometer readings in Sun-State coordinates.
• Studying long-term changes in the Martian magnetosphere based on data spanning the mapping and extended mission phases.

Strengths

• Data covers a long temporal range from 1997 to 2006.
• Measurements are calibrated and expressed in specific coordinate systems.

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.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the MAG instrument on the MGS spacecraft during mapping and extended mission phases.

Time Range

1997-09-12 to 2006-11-06

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:53:24.047054; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars