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Charitum Montes: a cratered winter wonderland06 December 2012
Charitum Montes: a cratered winter wonderland06 December 2012 The high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express imaged the Charitum Montes region of the Red Planet on 18 June, near to Gale crater and the Argyre basin featured in our October and November image releases.
Nereidum Montes helps unlock Mars’ glacial past01 November 2012
Nereidum Montes helps unlock Mars’ glacial past01 November 2012 On 6 June, the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express revisited the Argyre basin as featured in our October release, but this time aiming at Nereidum Montes, some 380 km northeast of Hooke crater.
Ice-coated beauty in Mars’ Silver Island04 October 2012
Ice-coated beauty in Mars’ Silver Island04 October 2012 On 8 June, the high-resolution stereo camera on Mars Express captured a region within the 1800 km-wide and 5 km-deep Argyre basin, which was created by a gigantic impact in the planet’s early history.
Hadley Crater provides deep insight into martian geology06 September 2012
Hadley Crater provides deep insight into martian geology06 September 2012 Recently engaged in providing support to the successful landing of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover, ESA’s Mars Express has now returned to its primary mission of studying the diverse geology and atmosphere of the 'Red Planet' from orb...
Replay: Mars Express tracking NASA Mars landing03 August 2012
Replay: Mars Express tracking NASA Mars landing03 August 2012 Watch the replay of a live event from ESA's European Space Operations Centre on 6 August when Mars Express tracked the arrival of NASA's Curiosity rover at the Red Planet.
ESA spacecraft records crucial NASA signals from Mars06 August 2012
ESA spacecraft records crucial NASA signals from Mars06 August 2012 This morning at 7:14 CEST, ESA’s Mars Express acquired signals from NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory as it delivered the car-sized Curiosity rover onto the Red planet’s surface. ESA’s New Norcia tracking station also picked up signals directly from the...
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