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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
Mars Express
Science & Exploration

Phobos flyby season starts again

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Part of the Sirenum Fossae region in the Southern Highlands of Mars.
Science & Exploration

Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae

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Phobos
Enabling & Support

Auspicious orbit marks run-up to Phobos flyby

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Science & Exploration

Pioneering images of both martian moons

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Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae. North is to the right
Science & Exploration

Chaotic terrain between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae

06/11/2009 4565 views 7 likes
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Daedalia Planum
Science & Exploration

Lava flows in Daedalia Planum

09/10/2009 3886 views 7 likes
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Mars Express
Science & Exploration

Mars, methane and mysteries

10/08/2009 2688 views 4 likes
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Close to Ma'adim Vallis
Science & Exploration

Craters, lava flows and tectonic features near Ma'adim Vall…

24/07/2009 4095 views 5 likes
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Hubble's close encounter with Mars
Science & Exploration

Europeans experts at Mars school in China

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Impacts and floods
Science & Exploration

Craters and channels in Hephaestus Fossae

05/06/2009 5934 views 10 likes
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Ariadnes Colles, nadir view
Science & Exploration

Chaotic terrain in Ariadnes Colles

24/04/2009 3392 views 17 likes
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Mars rotation 12 Sep - 8 Oct 2007
Enabling & Support

Mars Webcam back online

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Aram Chaos region of Mars
Science & Exploration

Mars Express zeros in on erosion features

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Rupes Tenuis
Science & Exploration

Ice-covered martian North Pole

06/03/2009 3301 views 7 likes
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Mars Express
Science & Exploration

ESA extends missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth’s magne…

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Iani Chaos
Science & Exploration

Important role of groundwater springs in shaping Mars

11/12/2008 2059 views 1 likes
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Generated view of Mars as seen from Earth - looking past the Sun (click for larger version)
Enabling & Support

'Mars Webcam' offline for low-bit-rate season

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Euminedes Dorsum
Science & Exploration

The Euminedes Dorsum mountains on Mars

28/11/2008 3210 views 7 likes
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Mars Express
Science & Exploration

Mars Express observes aurorae on the Red Planet

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Mars’ moon Phobos
Science & Exploration

ESA closes in on the origin of Mars’ larger moon

16/10/2008 5877 views 3 likes
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Mangala Fossae
Science & Exploration

Lava deposits in Mangala Fossae

26/09/2008 3200 views 9 likes
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The residual south polar cap
Science & Exploration

Mars polar cap mystery solved

22/09/2008 20826 views 31 likes
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Mars rotation 12 Sep - 8 Oct 2007
Enabling & Support

'Mars Webcam' now online

22/08/2008 43713 views 252 likes
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Phobos
Science & Exploration

Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos

30/07/2008 7603 views 2 likes
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Phobos
Science & Exploration

Mars Express to rendezvous with Martian moon

16/07/2008 2485 views 1 likes
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Echus Chasma, nadir view
Science & Exploration

Echus Chasma

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Perspective view of Echus Chasma
Science & Exploration

Echus Chasma, page two

14/07/2008 7353 views 19 likes
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Science & Exploration

Listen to Phoenix descend

28/05/2008 5086 views 4 likes
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Phoenix lands successfully
Science & Exploration

First images from Phoenix Mars lander

26/05/2008 3312 views 3 likes
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Deputy Spacecraft Operations Manager Peter Schmitz in Mars Express Dedicated Control Room 26 May 2008
Enabling & Support

Mars Express supports Phoenix Mars landing

26/05/2008 1943 views 1 likes
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Mars Express in orbit around Mars
Science & Exploration

Timeline: Mars Express support to Phoenix landing

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Artist's impression of parachute deployment during Phoenix's descent to Mars
Science & Exploration

Mars Express mission controllers ready for NASA Phoenix lan…

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Crater in Mamers Valles
Science & Exploration

Crater in martian valley Mamers Valles

16/05/2008 2757 views 5 likes
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Oleg Korablev
Science & Exploration

Interview: The martian water cycle and climate

14/05/2008 2135 views 8 likes
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Residual water ice in Vastitas Borealis Crater
Science & Exploration

Interviews: the martian water cycle and climate

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Residual water ice in Vastitas Borealis Crater
Science & Exploration

Water on Mars

14/05/2008 16361 views 65 likes
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Science & Exploration

Interview: Frost and ice below the martian surface

14/05/2008 979 views 2 likes
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Mars Express in orbit around Mars
Science & Exploration

Artificial intelligence boosts science from Mars

29/04/2008 1831 views 2 likes
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Nepenthes Mensae
Science & Exploration

River delta in Nepenthes Mensae

25/04/2008 2440 views 3 likes
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Radar sounding is opening up a planet’s third dimension
Science & Exploration

Mars radar opens up a planet’s third dimension

17/04/2008 3920 views 3 likes
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Hebes Chasma
Science & Exploration

Hebes Chasma, a trough in the Grand Canyon of Mars

28/03/2008 9552 views 22 likes
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Daedalia Planum
Science & Exploration

Mars Express reveals the Red Planet’s volcanic past

14/03/2008 3669 views 2 likes
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Promethei Planum
Science & Exploration

Icy Promethei Planum

12/03/2008 4732 views 9 likes
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Interaction between Venus and the solar wind
Science & Exploration

Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar

05/03/2008 27991 views 17 likes
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Mars Express
Enabling & Support

Mars Express one of three orbiters preparing for Phoenix la…

28/02/2008 1729 views 1 likes
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Candor Chasma in false colour
Science & Exploration

Deep valleys of Candor Chasma

15/02/2008 4951 views 16 likes
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Olympus Mons, ortho-image
Science & Exploration

ESA presents Mars in 3D

05/02/2008 6672 views 15 likes
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Terby crater in false colour
Science & Exploration

Traces of the martian past in the Terby crater

25/01/2008 3187 views 10 likes
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Carbon-dioxide ice cloud on Mars
Science & Exploration

Ice clouds put Mars in the shade

16/01/2008 7723 views 8 likes
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A dust storm on Mars
Science & Exploration

Mars Express watches a dust storm engulf Mars

11/12/2007 2717 views 2 likes
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