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    02 May 2013 Landslides and lava flows at Olympus Mons on Mars
    11 Apr 2013 Explosive crater twins on Mars
    14 Feb 2013 At the mouth of the red valley
    17 Jan 2013 Reull Vallis: a river ran through it
    06 Dec 2012 Charitum Montes: a cratered winter wonderland
    01 Nov 2012 Nereidum Montes helps unlock Mars’ glacial past
    04 Oct 2012 Ice-coated beauty in Mars’ Silver Island
    06 Sep 2012 Hadley Crater provides deep insight into martian geology
    06 Aug 2012 ESA spacecraft records crucial NASA signals from Mars
    03 Aug 2012 Mars Express marks the spot for Curiosity landing
    03 Aug 2012 Replay: Mars Express tracking NASA Mars landing
    03 Aug 2012 Timeline: ESA spacecraft and station track critical arrival at Mars
    02 Aug 2012 The fractured features of Ladon basin
    27 Jul 2012 Call for Media: Mars Express supports NASA’s Curiosity landing
    25 Jul 2012 ESA's Mars Express supports dramatic landing on Mars
    05 Jul 2012 Melas Dorsa reveals a complex geological history on Mars
    27 Jun 2012 Exhumed rocks reveal Mars water ran deep
    07 Jun 2012 Mars crater shows evidence for climate evolution
    04 May 2012 Signs of ancient flowing water on Mars
    26 Apr 2012 First Mars Express gravity results plot volcanic history
    05 Apr 2012 The pit-chains of Mars – a possible place for life?
    08 Mar 2012 Earth’s magnetic field provides vital protection
    06 Feb 2012 ESA's Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean
    03 Feb 2012 Mars Express reveals wind-blown deposits on Mars
    02 Dec 2011 Mountains and buried ice on Mars
    08 Nov 2011 Battered Tharsis Tholus volcano on Mars
    07 Oct 2011 Mars Express observes clusters of recent craters in Ares Vallis
    02 Sep 2011 Rare martian lake delta spotted by Mars Express
    05 Aug 2011 Mars’ northern polar regions in transition
    17 Jun 2011 Phobos slips past Jupiter
    07 Jun 2011 Springtime at Mars’ south pole
    06 May 2011 Mars Express sees deep fractures on Mars
    01 Apr 2011 Neighbouring volcanoes on Mars
    04 Mar 2011 The scars of impacts on Mars
    04 Feb 2011 Mars Express puts craters on a pedestal
    21 Jan 2011 Mars Express close flybys of martian moon Phobos
    10 Dec 2010 Wind and water have shaped Schiaparelli on Mars
    12 Nov 2010 Light and dark in the Phoenix Lake
    08 Oct 2010 Mars: how low can you go?
    27 Aug 2010 Mars’s mysterious elongated crater
    28 Jun 2010 Rocky mounds and a plateau on Mars
    25 Jun 2010 Wet era on early Mars was global
    02 Jun 2010 Astronaut's eye view: Mars Express orbiting the Red Planet
    12 May 2010 Volcanic ash in Meridiani Planum
    15 Mar 2010 Phobos flyby images
    04 Mar 2010 Phobos flyby success
    01 Mar 2010 Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos
    16 Feb 2010 Phobos flyby season starts again
    03 Feb 2010 Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae
    29 Jan 2010 Auspicious orbit marks run-up to Phobos flyby
    11 Dec 2009 Pioneering images of both martian moons
    06 Nov 2009 Chaotic terrain between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae
    09 Oct 2009 Lava flows in Daedalia Planum
    10 Aug 2009 Mars, methane and mysteries
    24 Jul 2009 Craters, lava flows and tectonic features near Ma'adim Vallis
    15 Jul 2009 Europeans experts at Mars school in China
    05 Jun 2009 Craters and channels in Hephaestus Fossae
    24 Apr 2009 Chaotic terrain in Ariadnes Colles
    25 Mar 2009 Mars Webcam back online
    19 Mar 2009 Mars Express zeros in on erosion features
    06 Mar 2009 Ice-covered martian North Pole
    10 Feb 2009 ESA extends missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth’s magnetosphere
    11 Dec 2008 Important role of groundwater springs in shaping Mars
    08 Dec 2008 'Mars Webcam' offline for low-bit-rate season
    28 Nov 2008 The Euminedes Dorsum mountains on Mars
    21 Nov 2008 Mars Express observes aurorae on the Red Planet
    16 Oct 2008 ESA closes in on the origin of Mars’ larger moon
    26 Sep 2008 Lava deposits in Mangala Fossae
    22 Sep 2008 Mars polar cap mystery solved
    22 Aug 2008 'Mars Webcam' now online
    30 Jul 2008 Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos
    16 Jul 2008 Mars Express to rendezvous with Martian moon
    14 Jul 2008 Echus Chasma
    14 Jul 2008 Echus Chasma, page two
    28 May 2008 Listen to Phoenix descend
    26 May 2008 First images from Phoenix Mars lander
    26 May 2008 Mars Express supports Phoenix Mars landing
    22 May 2008 Timeline: Mars Express support to Phoenix landing
    20 May 2008 Mars Express mission controllers ready for NASA Phoenix landing
    16 May 2008 Crater in martian valley Mamers Valles
    14 May 2008 Interview: The martian water cycle and climate
    14 May 2008 Interviews: the martian water cycle and climate
    14 May 2008 Water on Mars
    14 May 2008 Interview: Frost and ice below the martian surface
    29 Apr 2008 Artificial intelligence boosts science from Mars
    25 Apr 2008 River delta in Nepenthes Mensae
    17 Apr 2008 Mars radar opens up a planet’s third dimension
    28 Mar 2008 Hebes Chasma, a trough in the Grand Canyon of Mars
    14 Mar 2008 Mars Express reveals the Red Planet’s volcanic past
    12 Mar 2008 Icy Promethei Planum
    05 Mar 2008 Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar
    28 Feb 2008 Mars Express one of three orbiters preparing for Phoenix landing
    15 Feb 2008 Deep valleys of Candor Chasma
    05 Feb 2008 ESA presents Mars in 3D
    25 Jan 2008 Traces of the martian past in the Terby crater
    16 Jan 2008 Ice clouds put Mars in the shade
    11 Dec 2007 Mars Express watches a dust storm engulf Mars
    30 Nov 2007 Noctis Labyrinthus, labyrinth of the night
    23 Nov 2007 Mars Express - 5000 orbits and counting
    16 Nov 2007 Mars and the search for traces of life
    16 Nov 2007 Jorge Vago
    16 Nov 2007 John Parnell
    16 Nov 2007 Frances Westall
    16 Nov 2007 Jeffrey Plaut
    16 Nov 2007 François Forget
    16 Nov 2007 Agustin Chicarro
    16 Nov 2007 Jean-Pierre Bibring
    16 Nov 2007 Roberto Orosei
    16 Nov 2007 Mars Express: First global map of martian ionosphere
    05 Nov 2007 Setting stars reveal planetary secrets
    01 Nov 2007 Mars Express probes the Red Planet’s most unusual deposits
    16 Oct 2007 Hummocky and shallow Maunder crater
    12 Sep 2007 The mysterious ridges at the mouth of Tiu Valles
    01 Aug 2007 Interplanetary networking: ESA’s Mars Express will keep an eye on NASA’s Phoenix
    31 Jul 2007 Impact Craters in Tyrrhena Terra
    13 Jul 2007 The origin of perennial water-ice at the South Pole of Mars
    28 Jun 2007 Tectonic signatures at Aeolis Mensae
    21 May 2007 Breathtaking views of Deuteronilus Mensae on Mars
    26 Apr 2007 Climate catastrophes in the Solar System
    15 Mar 2007 Mars Express radar gauges water quantity around Mars’ south pole
    27 Feb 2007 The planetary adventure continues - Mars Express and Venus Express operations extended
    12 Feb 2007 The first hiking maps of Mars
    13 Dec 2006 Mars Express scientists find a different Mars underneath
    07 Dec 2006 Spacecraft fleet zeroing in on Martian water reserves
    23 Oct 2006 Cydonia's 'Face on Mars' in 3D animation
    19 Oct 2006 Decoding Mars’s Cryptic Region
    16 Oct 2006 Mars Express and the story of water on Mars
    26 Sep 2006 Mars Express successfully powers through eclipse season
    21 Sep 2006 Cydonia - the face on Mars
    30 Aug 2006 Kasei Valles outflow channel system
    28 Aug 2006 Rare high-altitude clouds found on Mars
    28 Jul 2006 Granicus and Tinjar Valles
    17 Jul 2006 Chaotic terrain in Iani Chaos
    09 Jun 2006 Ancient caldera in Apollinaris Patera
    30 May 2006 Heavily eroded Aram Chaos
    23 May 2006 Lava tubes on Pavonis Mons
    08 May 2006 Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra
    24 Apr 2006 Nanedi Valles system on Mars
    20 Apr 2006 Mars Express’s OMEGA uncovers possible sites for life
    10 Apr 2006 'Happy face' crater on Mars
    27 Mar 2006 The Libya Montes valley on Mars
    17 Mar 2006 'Hourglass'-shaped crater - new video and perspectives
    03 Mar 2006 Eastern scarp of Olympus Mons
    24 Feb 2006 Ausonia Mensa remnant massif
    17 Feb 2006 Light and shadow on the surface of Mars
    17 Feb 2006 Mars Express studies possible aurorae above Mars
    09 Feb 2006 Pits and tectonic grabens in Phlegethon Catena
    03 Feb 2006 Claritas Fossae region of Mars
    20 Jan 2006 Martian glaciers: did they originate from the atmosphere?
    19 Jan 2006 Sulphate deposits in Juventae Chasma
    04 Jan 2006 ‘Butterfly’ impact crater in Hesperia Planum
    21 Dec 2005 Possible evidence found for Beagle 2 location
    30 Nov 2005 New findings from Titan and Mars
    30 Nov 2005 New results from Titan and Mars
    21 Nov 2005 ESA ‘Huygens and Mars Express’ science highlights - Call to press
    17 Nov 2005 Mars Express radar data analysis is on the move
    02 Nov 2005 Mars Express PFS spectrometer back at work
    28 Oct 2005 Skywatchers see Mars bright this weekend
    18 Oct 2005 Fly over the Chasma Boreale at Martian north pole
    22 Sep 2005 Mars Express mission extended
    13 Sep 2005 Mars Express instrument under investigation
    07 Sep 2005 The Biblis Patera volcano
    05 Aug 2005 Mars Express radar collects first surface data
    28 Jul 2005 Water ice in crater at Martian north pole
    15 Jul 2005 Nicholson Crater on Mars
    22 Jun 2005 Mars Express radar ready to work
    10 Jun 2005 Coprates Chasma and Coprates Catena
    09 Jun 2005 Mars Express discovers aurorae on Mars
    01 Jun 2005 Ancient floods on Mars: Iani Chaos and Ares Vallis
    19 May 2005 Mars Express photographed by Mars Global Surveyor
    09 May 2005 Deployment of second MARSIS boom delayed
    09 May 2005 Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis
    29 Apr 2005 Mars Express radar to be deployed in May
    29 Apr 2005 Tithonium Chasma up close
    29 Apr 2005 Tithonium Chasma up close
    22 Apr 2005 The mesas of Aureum Chaos
    29 Mar 2005 The Medusa Fossae formation on Mars
    18 Mar 2005 ‘Hourglass’ shaped craters filled with traces of glacier
    25 Feb 2005 First Mars Express Science Conference summary
    25 Feb 2005 Glacial, volcanic and fluvial activity on Mars: latest images
    24 Feb 2005 Mars Express media briefing on Friday 25 February
    23 Feb 2005 ESA’s Mars Express sees signs of a ‘frozen sea’
    16 Feb 2005 Science from Mars Express after one year in orbit
    15 Feb 2005 Melas, Candor and Ophir Chasmas: centre of Valles Marineris
    08 Feb 2005 Green light for deployment of ESA's Mars Express radar
    08 Feb 2005 See stages of MARSIS deployment
    03 Feb 2005 Publication of ESA/UK Commission of Inquiry into Beagle 2
    31 Jan 2005 ‘Nightglow’ seen in the upper atmosphere of Mars
    20 Jan 2005 Fractures of Claritas Fossae
    22 Dec 2004 Walls of Candor Chasma
    07 Dec 2004 The channels of Reull Vallis
    24 Nov 2004 Crater Hale in Argyre basin
    17 Nov 2004 Coprates Catena’s ‘collapsed’ structures
    11 Nov 2004 Martian moon Phobos in detail
    03 Nov 2004 Tithonium Chasma, Valles Marineris, on Mars
    19 Oct 2004 Rim of Crater Huygens on Mars
    12 Oct 2004 Promethei Terra, southern highlands of Mars
    05 Oct 2004 The grabens of Claritas Fossae
    27 Sep 2004 Mars Express latest findings give hints about water loss in the Martian atmosphere
    27 Sep 2004 Ophir Chasma, part of Valles Marineris
    20 Sep 2004 Water and methane maps overlap on Mars: a new clue?
    10 Sep 2004 Solis Planum, Thaumasia region
    30 Aug 2004 Eos Chasma, part of Valles Marineris
    23 Aug 2004 Crater dunes in Argyre Planitia
    19 Aug 2004 Where is zero degrees longitude on Mars?
    16 Aug 2004 The eroded valleys of Dao and Niger Valles
    11 Aug 2004 Olympus Mons caldera in perspective
    05 Aug 2004 Escarpment and landslides of Olympus Mons
    02 Aug 2004 View of deposits in Melas Chasma on Mars
    27 Jul 2004 Fractured crater near Valles Marineris
    23 Jul 2004 'Yardangs' on Mars
    08 Jul 2004 Northern rim of Hellas basin
    24 Jun 2004 MARSIS deployment on hold
    22 Jun 2004 Melas Chasma, in Valles Marineris
    09 Jun 2004 Evidence of flooding at Mangala Valles
    25 May 2004 Where is Mars Express now?
    24 May 2004 Arsia Mons volcano in 3D
    20 May 2004 Beagle 2: lessons learned and the way forward
    07 May 2004 Deep faults and disrupted crater at Acheron Fossae
    01 May 2004 Mars Express image browser
    29 Apr 2004 Mars Express radar deployment postponed
    28 Apr 2004 Communicating from space: gaining a grip on antennas
    21 Apr 2004 Western flank of Olympus Mons
    08 Apr 2004 Louros Valles, south of Ius Chasma
    06 Apr 2004 Mars on your desktop - NEW screensaver
    31 Mar 2004 Claritas Fossae tectonic region on Mars
    30 Mar 2004 Mars Express confirms methane in the Martian atmosphere
    29 Mar 2004 World's largest postcard?
    22 Mar 2004 Ascraeus Mons in 3D
    17 Mar 2004 Water at Martian south pole
    01 Mar 2004 Hecates Tholus volcano in 3D
    25 Feb 2004 ESA prepares for next missions to Mars
    24 Feb 2004 Making light work of the dark
    18 Feb 2004 What do the colours mean?
    18 Feb 2004 Kasei Vallis
    13 Feb 2004 Behind the lens...
    12 Feb 2004 International, interplanetary and no interference! Mars Express calls up Spirit
    11 Feb 2004 UK and ESA announce Beagle 2 inquiry
    11 Feb 2004 Olympus Mons - the caldera in close-up
    29 Jan 2004 What stops Mars Express getting lost in space?
    23 Jan 2004 Mars Express sees its first water – scientific results
    23 Jan 2004 South of Valles Marineris
    19 Jan 2004 First spectacular results from Mars Express
    16 Jan 2004 Joining forces around Mars
    15 Jan 2004 Science from orbit
    14 Jan 2004 ESA’s Martian weather report
    07 Jan 2004 Mars Express: no signal from Beagle 2 so far
    06 Jan 2004 Voyages to Mars
    06 Jan 2004 Mars Express attempts to ‘talk’ to Beagle 2 – press briefing
    04 Jan 2004 Closing in on the Red Planet: Mars Express orbit lowered
    30 Dec 2003 Mars Express scheduled orbit change
    27 Dec 2003 Scientists and engineers waiting to hear from Beagle 2
    27 Dec 2003 Mars Express orbiting precisely and safely
    26 Dec 2003 Christmas vigil: listening for Beagle 2
    25 Dec 2003 Merry Christmas from Mars:
    Mars Express enters orbit around the Red Planet
    Contact awaited with Beagle 2 on the surface
    24 Dec 2003 Another message from Mars...
    22 Dec 2003 Beagle is GO for separation
    19 Dec 2003 Mars Express releases Beagle 2
    19 Dec 2003 Mars Express updates
    18 Dec 2003 Preparing for Beagle separation
    17 Dec 2003 On the centenary of powered flight...
    15 Dec 2003 Christmas on Mars: be there with ESA
    09 Dec 2003 Mars is just around the corner
    03 Dec 2003 Crucial moments on the way to Mars
    03 Dec 2003 Planet Mars from 5.5 million kilometres
    25 Nov 2003 'Europe lands on Mars' - Media event at ESA/ESOC
    13 Nov 2003 Going to Mars for Christmas
    06 Nov 2003 Are you ready for Mars?
    08 Oct 2003 Europe goes to Mars
    25 Aug 2003 Close encounters with Mars
    13 Aug 2003 Holiday weather on Mars
    17 Jul 2003 Farewell to the Earth and the Moon - ESA's Mars Express successfully tests its instruments
    08 Jul 2003 Beagle 2 tests successfully completed
    02 Jul 2003 ESA’s Mars Express first check-out nearly complete
    16 Jun 2003 "Picture Mars" second round winners
    05 Jun 2003 Clamps away, Mars Express eases its grip on its lander
    02 Jun 2003 Mars Express en route for the Red Planet
    02 Jun 2003 Ready for lift off!
    30 May 2003 Mars Express — how to be fastest to the Red Planet
    30 May 2003 Ground control to Mars Express
    26 May 2003 Filling up for the long journey
    21 May 2003 Follow the Mars Express launch from one of ESA’s establishments
    20 May 2003 Mars Express – ESA sets ambitious goals for the first European mission to Mars
    13 May 2003 "All along the launch tower"
    05 May 2003 ESA's Mars Express ready for launch
    02 May 2003 It all started with Gagarin
    11 Apr 2003 Mars Express instruments
    09 Apr 2003 Media invitation from PPARC: The science of Mars Express and Beagle 2
    07 Apr 2003 "Leaving on a jet plane"
    20 Mar 2003 Preparing the Mars Express launch in Baikonur
    19 Mar 2003 Mars Express leaves for Baikonur
    25 Feb 2003 OK, our next caller is... from Mars!
    30 Jan 2003 Landers feel the heat on space missions
    22 Nov 2002 Driving force behind Mars Express
    05 Sep 2002 See Mars Express before its departure to the Red Planet
    03 Sep 2002 No place for life to hide from Mars Express
    30 May 2002 Mars Express has the sophisticated science to find the water ice on Mars
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