ESA - Venus Express - Archive

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The mission

Europe’s first mission to Venus, providing an unprecedented global picture of our nearest planetary neighbour. In particular, it investigated Venus's noxious atmosphere and clouds in detail, and mapped the planet’s surface temperatures.

The journey

Launch date: 9 November 2005
Launch vehicle: Soyuz-Fregat launcher
Venus arrival: 11 April 2006
Mission end: December 2014

1^st ESA Venus mission
7 instruments
1270 kg launch mass
8 years of operation

Venus Express

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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Closing in on Venus

17/07/2008 1845 views 1 likes

Southern hemisphere of Venus in the ultraviolet

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New details on venusian clouds revealed

30/05/2008 4557 views 3 likes

Hydroxyl detected in the Venusian atmosphere

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Key molecule discovered in Venus’s atmosphere

15/05/2008 4880 views 2 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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Two years of spying on Earth’s twin planet

11/04/2008 1035 views 3 likes

Stellar occultation at Venus

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Venus Express reboots the search for active volcanoes on Ve…

04/04/2008 2572 views 3 likes

The eye of the hurricane

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The puzzling 'eye of a hurricane' on Venus

13/03/2008 6745 views 2 likes

Interaction between Venus and the solar wind

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Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar

05/03/2008 25460 views 17 likes

The light and dark of Venus

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The light and dark of Venus

21/02/2008 8166 views 8 likes

Molecules in the Venusian atmosphere

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Venus Express seeks out gases below the clouds

04/02/2008 2699 views 1 likes

‘A breath of Venus’ - an educational film

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Christmas greetings from Venus – with a new educational film

18/12/2007 1700 views 2 likes

Venus Express

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Venus reveals its turbulent atmosphere and water loss

29/11/2007 464 views 0 likes

Venus loses hydrogen through the wake

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Caught in the wind from the Sun

28/11/2007 6240 views 0 likes

South polar dipole mosaic

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The restless atmosphere of Venus

28/11/2007 4668 views 5 likes

Vertical profiles of pressure on Earth and Venus

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The unexpected temperature profile of Venus’s atmosphere

28/11/2007 18963 views 8 likes

Interaction between Venus and the solar wind

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Venus: Earth’s twin planet?

28/11/2007 1071 views 0 likes

Interaction between Venus and the solar wind

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Venus: Earth’s twin planet?

28/11/2007 21443 views 16 likes

Venus Express detects evidence of lightning

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Climate and Evolution

28/11/2007 5144 views 1 likes

Oxygen airglow over clouds at Venus

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The restless atmosphere - page two

28/11/2007 879 views 0 likes

South polar dipole movie – different view

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The restless atmosphere - page one

28/11/2007 1345 views 1 likes

Plasma environment at Venus

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Atmosphere and solar wind

28/11/2007 1191 views 0 likes

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Latest Venus Express results - media pages

28/11/2007 1226 views 0 likes

Global view of Venus

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Venus: Earth's twin planet?

28/11/2007 3467 views 0 likes

Venus south polar vortex in false colour

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The restless atmosphere - page three

28/11/2007 1368 views 0 likes

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Temperatures

28/11/2007 1211 views 1 likes

Sketch of greenhouse effect on Venus

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Climate and evolution

28/11/2007 1113 views 0 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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ESA to present the latest Venus Express results to the media

20/11/2007 1156 views 1 likes

Venus’ surface as seen by the VMC

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Lifting the Venusian veil, two years since launch

09/11/2007 2469 views 0 likes

Stellar occultation at Venus

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Setting stars reveal planetary secrets

05/11/2007 2471 views 2 likes

Venus Express

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New isotope molecule may add to Venus’ greenhouse effect

10/10/2007 2641 views 0 likes

Venus’ fickle atmosphere (colour image)

500 days at Venus, and the surprises keep coming

03/09/2007 2502 views 0 likes

MESSENGER bids farewell to Venus

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Venusian rendezvous results: chapter one

19/07/2007 2617 views 2 likes

Venus Express

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Venus Express and MESSENGER to look at Venus in tandem

04/06/2007 3464 views 1 likes

Observing Venus from ground

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Ground-based observatories join forces with Venus Express

23/05/2007 2166 views 0 likes

VIRTIS composite video of Venus’ south polar vortex

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Venus Express’ infrared camera goes filming

07/05/2007 2561 views 2 likes

The contrast: Venus, Earth and Mars

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Climate catastrophes in the Solar System

26/04/2007 2592 views 3 likes

Zoom-in on Venus’ oxygen airglow

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One year at Venus, and going strong

11/04/2007 2769 views 0 likes

Venus and the constellation Pleiades side-by-side

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Venus and Pleiades unite for celebration!

11/04/2007 3104 views 2 likes

Multiple views of Venus’ clouds

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Tracking alien turbulences with Venus Express

03/04/2007 3049 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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The planetary adventure continues - Mars Express and Venus …

27/02/2007 2401 views 1 likes

Temperature maps of Venus’ surface

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Hot stuff on Venus! Venus Express sees right down to the he…

14/12/2006 4672 views 5 likes

Polar vortices at Venus and Saturn compared

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Saturn joins Venus in the vortex club

24/11/2006 3949 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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Venus Express wins Popular Science’s ‘Best of What’s New’ a…

14/11/2006 1292 views 1 likes

'Thin' cloud layer close to Venus' South pole

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Happy birthday, Venus Express!

09/11/2006 2434 views 1 likes

Radiation from below the Venusian cloud deck

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Complex meteorology at Venus

13/10/2006 2998 views 4 likes

Global dynamics of Venus northern hemisphere

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Flying over the cloudy world – science updates from Venus E…

12/07/2006 7565 views 5 likes

Double vortex at Venus South pole

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Double vortex at Venus South Pole unveiled!

27/06/2006 16145 views 7 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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Venus Express has reached final orbit

09/05/2006 3960 views 2 likes

Dark Vortex over South Pole of Venus

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Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole images

13/04/2006 5791 views 0 likes

Venus Express project scientist briefs media

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Venus Express media event highlights

11/04/2006 778 views 0 likes

ESA DG congratulates flight team

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Venus Express’ initial orbit matches expectations

11/04/2006 939 views 0 likes

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