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The VMC: An ordinary camera in an extraordinary place!22 August 2008

The VMC: An ordinary camera in an extraordinary place!22 August 2008 The Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) is mounted on Mars Express, ESA's deep-space probe now orbiting the Red Planet. It originally provided simple, low-tech images of Beagle lander separation, and is now back in action as the 'Mars Webcam'. It's not a s...

Mars - and ESA's Mars Express - as seen from Earth

'Mars Webcam' offline for low-bit-rate season08 December 2008

'Mars Webcam' offline for low-bit-rate season08 December 2008 On 5 December 2008, Mars and Earth lined up on opposite sides of the Sun, forcing radio signals between the ground and the spacecraft to pass through the Sun's turbulent upper atmosphere. This marks the start of 'low-bit-rate season', and the Visual M...

Update from the VMC team08 December 2008

Update from the VMC team08 December 2008 Due to Mars conjunction and the continuing large distance between Earth and Mars, the VMC will be in hibernation from now until early 2009.