A gallery of the best images captured by the Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) during testing and optimisation in 2007. The selection includes a crescent Mars, Mars' rotation and views of the Red Planet's 'volcano family' (we've also included a few images taken by the VMC in 2003).
First in a series of three images captured in 2007 on days of the year (DoY) 87, 99 and 124. They show the planet in various illumination conditions as the angle between the Sun, Mars, and the Mars Express spacecraft changes due to the motion of Mars around the Sun. The terrain on each image is different so no particular features have been highlighted.
Exposure Time: 14ms
Martian Sunset - 1/3
Note: Same image as 07-087_032615_29 but rotated 90 degrees
