PHX MARS TEGA 2: Raw Engineering and Scientific Data from the 2007 Phoenix Lander

National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides raw, uncalibrated data from the Thermal Evolved Gas Analyzer instrument aboard the 2007 Mars Phoenix Lander. The dataset includes engineering, housekeeping, and scientific measurements. It was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze instrument housekeeping data to monitor the Thermal Evolved Gas Analyzer's operational health.
• Study raw scientific measurements for preliminary assessment of Martian soil composition.
• Process and calibrate engineering data streams to validate instrument performance models.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative source, NASA.
• Includes multiple data types: engineering, housekeeping, and scientific.
• Last updated on 2026-03-13, indicating recent metadata maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is described as raw and uncalibrated, requiring significant processing for scientific use.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected from the Thermal Evolved Gas Analyzer aboard the 2007 Mars Phoenix Lander.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:55:45.598207; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mars