ESA - Mars Express - Archive

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The mission

Since beginning science operations in 2004, Mars Express has provided breathtaking views of Mars in three dimensions. It has provided the most complete map of the chemical composition of the atmosphere, studied Mars’s innermost moon Phobos in unprecedented detail, and traced the history of water across the globe, demonstrating that Mars once harboured environmental conditions that may have been suitable for life.

Launch date: 2 June 2003
Arrival at Mars: December 2003
Status: In operation
Targets: Mars' atmosphere, surface and subsurface; Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos

10 m imaging resolution
8 instruments
1120 kg launch mass
2 decades of operation

Mars Express

Mars Express

Enabling & Support

A little help from friends

15/06/2016 9892 views 116 likes

Enabling & Support

Mars Webcam goes pro

25/05/2016 21389 views 145 likes

Mars mystery plume

Science & Exploration

Are mystery Mars plumes caused by space weather?

23/05/2016 13404 views 125 likes

Hellas Basin rim

Science & Exploration

Frosty martian valleys

24/03/2016 14121 views 141 likes

Arda Valles

Science & Exploration

Footprints of a martian flood

18/02/2016 15513 views 129 likes

Perspective view in Noctis Labyrinthus

Science & Exploration

Martian labyrinth

28/01/2016 20211 views 196 likes

Aurorae Chaos and Ganges Chasma

Science & Exploration

A witness to a wet early Mars

19/11/2015 16078 views 145 likes

Mars Express aurora detections

Science & Exploration

Shining a light on the aurora of Mars

05/11/2015 10679 views 88 likes

Mangala Valles

Science & Exploration

Flash floods in Mangala Valles

15/10/2015 14850 views 123 likes

Ascuris Planum topography

Science & Exploration

Cutting through martian history

09/07/2015 9178 views 100 likes

Siloe Patera

Science & Exploration

Impact crater or supervolcano caldera?

21/05/2015 18312 views 106 likes

Cydonia Mensae

Science & Exploration

Crossing the boundary from high to low on Mars

12/03/2015 14015 views 113 likes

Phlegra Montes southern tip

Science & Exploration

Mars hills hide icy past

19/02/2015 12829 views 139 likes

Nili Fossae

Science & Exploration

Mysteries in Nili Fossae

22/01/2015 23245 views 140 likes

Colour image of Beagle-2 on Mars

Science & Exploration

Beagle-2 lander found on Mars

16/01/2015 92429 views 297 likes

Science & Exploration

Flying over Becquerel

18/12/2014 12243 views 88 likes

Hellas Chaos

Science & Exploration

Frost-covered chaos on Mars

27/11/2014 20375 views 151 likes

Mars and comet

Enabling & Support

Mars Express ready for comet encounter

17/10/2014 17683 views 75 likes

Science & Exploration

Winter in Argyre

19/09/2014 12625 views 82 likes

Craters within the Hellas Basin

Science & Exploration

Mars Deep down

18/08/2014 13810 views 108 likes

Perspective view of Hellespontus Montes

Science & Exploration

Forces of martian nature

10/07/2014 11912 views 127 likes

Rabe crater perspective view

Science & Exploration

Cascading dunes in a martian crater

15/05/2014 16281 views 97 likes

Osuga Valles

Science & Exploration

Beauty from chaos

10/04/2014 28718 views 105 likes

Lava flows in Daedalia Planum

Science & Exploration

Lava floods the ancient plains of Mars

06/03/2014 16744 views 125 likes

Science & Exploration

Mars Express heading towards daring flyby of Phobos

23/12/2013 26651 views 129 likes

Becquerel Crater

Science & Exploration

A radiating beauty on Mars

05/09/2013 13717 views 128 likes

Olympus Mons southeast flank

Science & Exploration

At the foot of the Red Planet’s giant volcano

04/07/2013 41877 views 176 likes

Kasei Valles

Science & Exploration

The floodwaters of Mars

06/06/2013 22984 views 162 likes

Science & Exploration

Ten years at Mars: new global views plot the Red Planet’s h…

03/06/2013 21841 views 103 likes

Mars Express over water-ice crater

Science & Exploration

Call for Media: Celebrating 10 years of Mars Express discov…

27/05/2013 3780 views 16 likes

Sulci Gordii

Science & Exploration

Landslides and lava flows at Olympus Mons on Mars

02/05/2013 19801 views 108 likes

Arima twins

Science & Exploration

Explosive crater twins on Mars

11/04/2013 22901 views 107 likes

Southeast of Amenthes Planum

Science & Exploration

At the mouth of the red valley

14/02/2013 16721 views 86 likes

Reull Vallis

Science & Exploration

Reull Vallis: a river ran through it

17/01/2013 74828 views 255 likes

Charitum Montes

Science & Exploration

Charitum Montes: a cratered winter wonderland

06/12/2012 11485 views 50 likes

Nereidum Montes

Science & Exploration

Nereidum Montes helps unlock Mars’ glacial past

01/11/2012 5400 views 20 likes

Argyre Planitia and Hooke Crater

Science & Exploration

Ice-coated beauty in Mars’ Silver Island

04/10/2012 7201 views 32 likes

Hadley Crater

Science & Exploration

Hadley Crater provides deep insight into martian geology

06/09/2012 8094 views 13 likes

Curiosity's first view of Mars

ESA spacecraft records crucial NASA signals from Mars

06/08/2012 3690 views 3 likes

Gale Crater

Mars Express marks the spot for Curiosity landing

03/08/2012 1781 views 3 likes

Mars Express tracking MSL

Enabling & Support

Timeline: ESA spacecraft and station track critical arrival…

03/08/2012 4013 views 3 likes

Ladon basin in full colour

Science & Exploration

The fractured features of Ladon basin

02/08/2012 4745 views 12 likes

Curiosity landing target: Gale Crater

Call for Media: Mars Express supports NASA’s Curiosity land…

27/07/2012 2334 views 0 likes

Mars Express supports MSL

ESA's Mars Express supports dramatic landing on Mars

25/07/2012 2694 views 1 likes

Melas Dorsa in full colour

Science & Exploration

Melas Dorsa reveals a complex geological history on Mars

05/07/2012 5509 views 10 likes

Excavating water-rich rocks

Science & Exploration

Exhumed rocks reveal Mars water ran deep

27/06/2012 2985 views 3 likes

Danielson and Kalocsa craters

Science & Exploration

Mars crater shows evidence for climate evolution

07/06/2012 5430 views 6 likes

Acidalia Planitia and Tempe Terra transition

Science & Exploration

Signs of ancient flowing water on Mars

04/05/2012 5465 views 9 likes

Science & Exploration

First Mars Express gravity results plot volcanic history

26/04/2012 5083 views 9 likes

Pit-chains in Tharsis

Science & Exploration

The pit-chains of Mars – a possible place for life?

05/04/2012 7399 views 18 likes

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