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 2118 views 1 likes

Southern hemisphere of Venus in the ultraviolet

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New details on venusian clouds revealed

30/05/2008 5594 views 4 likes

Hydroxyl detected in the Venusian atmosphere

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Key molecule discovered in Venus’s atmosphere

15/05/2008 5509 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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Two years of spying on Earth’s twin planet

11/04/2008 1216 views 3 likes

Stellar occultation at Venus

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Venus Express reboots the search for active volcanoes on Ve…

04/04/2008 3250 views 3 likes

The eye of the hurricane

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The puzzling 'eye of a hurricane' on Venus

13/03/2008 8886 views 5 likes

Interaction between Venus and the solar wind

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Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar

05/03/2008 28859 views 17 likes

The light and dark of Venus

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The light and dark of Venus

21/02/2008 9324 views 9 likes

Molecules in the Venusian atmosphere

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Venus Express seeks out gases below the clouds

04/02/2008 3282 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 1906 views 2 likes

Venus Express

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Venus reveals its turbulent atmosphere and water loss

29/11/2007 571 views 0 likes

Venus loses hydrogen through the wake

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Caught in the wind from the Sun

28/11/2007 6934 views 1 likes

South polar dipole mosaic

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The restless atmosphere of Venus

28/11/2007 5175 views 6 likes

Vertical profiles of pressure on Earth and Venus

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The unexpected temperature profile of Venus’s atmosphere

28/11/2007 23439 views 10 likes

Interaction between Venus and the solar wind

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Venus: Earth’s twin planet?

28/11/2007 1229 views 1 likes

Interaction between Venus and the solar wind

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Venus: Earth’s twin planet?

28/11/2007 23083 views 17 likes

Oxygen airglow over clouds at Venus

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The restless atmosphere - page two

28/11/2007 1002 views 0 likes

South polar dipole movie – different view

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The restless atmosphere - page one

28/11/2007 1543 views 1 likes

Plasma environment at Venus

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Atmosphere and solar wind

28/11/2007 1255 views 0 likes

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Latest Venus Express results - media pages

28/11/2007 1553 views 0 likes

Global view of Venus

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Venus: Earth's twin planet?

28/11/2007 3724 views 0 likes

Venus south polar vortex in false colour

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The restless atmosphere - page three

28/11/2007 1514 views 0 likes

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Temperatures

28/11/2007 1312 views 1 likes

Sketch of greenhouse effect on Venus

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Climate and evolution

28/11/2007 1183 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 1345 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 2738 views 0 likes

Stellar occultation at Venus

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Setting stars reveal planetary secrets

05/11/2007 2848 views 3 likes

Venus Express

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New isotope molecule may add to Venus’ greenhouse effect

10/10/2007 2988 views 0 likes

Venus’ fickle atmosphere (colour image)

500 days at Venus, and the surprises keep coming

03/09/2007 2885 views 0 likes

MESSENGER bids farewell to Venus

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Venusian rendezvous results: chapter one

19/07/2007 2931 views 2 likes

Venus Express

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Venus Express and MESSENGER to look at Venus in tandem

04/06/2007 4139 views 1 likes

Observing Venus from ground

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Ground-based observatories join forces with Venus Express

23/05/2007 2471 views 0 likes

VIRTIS composite video of Venus’ south polar vortex

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Venus Express’ infrared camera goes filming

07/05/2007 2778 views 2 likes

The contrast: Venus, Earth and Mars

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Climate catastrophes in the Solar System

26/04/2007 2982 views 3 likes

Zoom-in on Venus’ oxygen airglow

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One year at Venus, and going strong

11/04/2007 3301 views 0 likes

Venus and the constellation Pleiades side-by-side

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Venus and Pleiades unite for celebration!

11/04/2007 3825 views 3 likes

Multiple views of Venus’ clouds

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Tracking alien turbulences with Venus Express

03/04/2007 3419 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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The planetary adventure continues - Mars Express and Venus …

27/02/2007 2631 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 5160 views 5 likes

Polar vortices at Venus and Saturn compared

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Saturn joins Venus in the vortex club

24/11/2006 4423 views 3 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 1440 views 1 likes

'Thin' cloud layer close to Venus' South pole

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Happy birthday, Venus Express!

09/11/2006 2699 views 1 likes

Radiation from below the Venusian cloud deck

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Complex meteorology at Venus

13/10/2006 3320 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 8116 views 5 likes

Double vortex at Venus South pole

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Double vortex at Venus South Pole unveiled!

27/06/2006 18210 views 8 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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Venus Express has reached final orbit

09/05/2006 4328 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 6160 views 0 likes

Venus Express project scientist briefs media

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Venus Express media event highlights

11/04/2006 866 views 0 likes

ESA DG congratulates flight team

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Venus Express’ initial orbit matches expectations

11/04/2006 1104 views 2 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express orbit insertion

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Europe scores new planetary success: Venus Express enters o…

11/04/2006 14725 views 3 likes

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