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/pixel resolution
8 instruments
1120 kg launch mass
2 decades of operation

Mars Express

Deuteronilus Mensae region on Mars

Science & Exploration

Breathtaking views of Deuteronilus Mensae on Mars

21/05/2007 5354 views 10 likes

The contrast: Venus, Earth and Mars

Science & Exploration

Climate catastrophes in the Solar System

26/04/2007 2588 views 3 likes

Bright lower echo from Mars’ south-polar layered deposits

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Mars Express radar gauges water quantity around Mars’ south…

15/03/2007 3699 views 5 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

Science & Exploration

The planetary adventure continues - Mars Express and Venus …

27/02/2007 2400 views 1 likes

Topographic map of Mars at 1:200 000

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The first hiking maps of Mars

12/02/2007 11875 views 17 likes

Subsurface echoes from Chryse Planitia plains

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Mars Express scientists find a different Mars underneath

13/12/2006 3172 views 1 likes

New gully deposit in a crater in the Centauri Montes region

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Spacecraft fleet zeroing in on Martian water reserves

07/12/2006 1786 views 8 likes

Cydonia - the Face on Mars movie

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Cydonia's 'Face on Mars' in 3D animation

23/10/2006 19824 views 27 likes

Cryptic region on Martian south polar cap

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Decoding Mars’s Cryptic Region

19/10/2006 2143 views 2 likes

Glacial feature in Deuteronilus Mensae

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Mars Express and the story of water on Mars

16/10/2006 4643 views 6 likes

Mars Express entering eclipse around Mars

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Mars Express successfully powers through eclipse season

26/09/2006 2777 views 0 likes

'Face on Mars' in Cydonia region

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Cydonia - the face on Mars

21/09/2006 81831 views 93 likes

Kasei Valles, perspective view of Northern branch, looking West

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Kasei Valles outflow channel system

30/08/2006 9663 views 14 likes

Clouds on Mars

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Rare high-altitude clouds found on Mars

28/08/2006 4226 views 2 likes

Granicus Valles and Tinjar Valles

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Granicus and Tinjar Valles

28/07/2006 2484 views 5 likes

Chaotic terrain in Iani Chaos

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Chaotic terrain in Iani Chaos

17/07/2006 5571 views 9 likes

Apollinaris Patera caldera in false colour

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Ancient caldera in Apollinaris Patera

09/06/2006 4290 views 7 likes

Aram Chaos in false colour

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Heavily eroded Aram Chaos

30/05/2006 4059 views 6 likes

Pavonis Mons

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Lava tubes on Pavonis Mons

23/05/2006 11214 views 22 likes

Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra

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Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra

08/05/2006 2906 views 4 likes

Nanedi Valles valley system on Mars

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Nanedi Valles system on Mars

24/04/2006 5471 views 8 likes

Sites for future Mars rovers?

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Mars Express’s OMEGA uncovers possible sites for life

20/04/2006 4205 views 3 likes

Crater Galle, the 'happy face' on Mars

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'Happy face' crater on Mars

10/04/2006 13485 views 20 likes

Libya Montes valley region on Mars

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The Libya Montes valley on Mars

27/03/2006 4485 views 6 likes

Perspective view, looking north-west, from behind the 'hourglass' crater

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'Hourglass'-shaped crater - new video and perspectives

17/03/2006 3638 views 4 likes

Perspective view of the eastern scarp of Olympus Mons, looking south-west

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Eastern scarp of Olympus Mons

03/03/2006 9936 views 11 likes

Perspective view of the Ausonia Mensa massif

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Ausonia Mensa remnant massif

24/02/2006 2812 views 4 likes

Black and white HRSC view of Phobos's shadow

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Light and shadow on the surface of Mars

17/02/2006 5699 views 4 likes

Artist impression of aurorae on night-side of Mars

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Mars Express studies possible aurorae above Mars

17/02/2006 2083 views 1 likes

Perspective view of Phlegethon Catena

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Pits and tectonic grabens in Phlegethon Catena

09/02/2006 3961 views 7 likes

The Claritas Fossae region of Mars

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Claritas Fossae region of Mars

03/02/2006 1253 views 2 likes

Perspective view of 'hourglass' shaped craters, looking south-east

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Martian glaciers: did they originate from the atmosphere?

20/01/2006 2675 views 2 likes

Colour view of Juventae Chasma

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Sulphate deposits in Juventae Chasma

19/01/2006 4120 views 10 likes

Colour view of 'butterfly'-shaped crater at Hesperia Planum

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‘Butterfly’ impact crater in Hesperia Planum

04/01/2006 4229 views 13 likes

Artist's impression of Beagle 2 lander

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Possible evidence found for Beagle 2 location

21/12/2005 3524 views 4 likes

Mars Express's OMEGA instrument adds detail to Candor Chasma

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New findings from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1201 views 1 likes

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New results from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1776 views 1 likes

Huygens probe descending through Titan's atmosphere

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ESA ‘Huygens and Mars Express’ science highlights - Call to…

21/11/2005 977 views 0 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar data analysis is on the move

17/11/2005 1767 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Mars Express

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Mars Express PFS spectrometer back at work

02/11/2005 2069 views 0 likes

Hubble's close encounter with Mars

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Skywatchers see Mars bright this weekend

28/10/2005 591 views 0 likes

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Fly over the Chasma Boreale at Martian north pole

18/10/2005 5439 views 11 likes

Mars Express in orbit around Mars with the MARSIS antenna unfurled

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Mars Express mission extended

22/09/2005 2136 views 2 likes

Artist's impression of Mars Express

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Mars Express instrument under investigation

13/09/2005 1190 views 1 likes

Colour nadir view of Biblis Patera

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The Biblis Patera volcano

07/09/2005 6105 views 9 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar collects first surface data

05/08/2005 2470 views 2 likes

Perspective view of crater with water ice - looking east

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Water ice in crater at Martian north pole

28/07/2005 82936 views 145 likes

Perspective view of Nicholson Crater central peak - looking west

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Nicholson Crater on Mars

15/07/2005 4608 views 11 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar ready to work

22/06/2005 5462 views 4 likes

Perspective view of Coprates Chasma and Catena - looking north

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Coprates Chasma and Coprates Catena

10/06/2005 5444 views 11 likes

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