ESA - Mars Express - Archive

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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

10 m imaging resolution
8 instruments
1120 kg launch mass
2 decades of operation

Mars Express

Pavonis Mons

Science & Exploration

Lava tubes on Pavonis Mons

23/05/2006 13066 views 25 likes

Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra

Science & Exploration

Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra

08/05/2006 3241 views 4 likes

Nanedi Valles valley system on Mars

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Nanedi Valles system on Mars

24/04/2006 6060 views 8 likes

Sites for future Mars rovers?

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Mars Express’s OMEGA uncovers possible sites for life

20/04/2006 4617 views 3 likes

Crater Galle, the 'happy face' on Mars

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'Happy face' crater on Mars

10/04/2006 14962 views 22 likes

Libya Montes valley region on Mars

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The Libya Montes valley on Mars

27/03/2006 5278 views 6 likes

Perspective view, looking north-west, from behind the 'hourglass' crater

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'Hourglass'-shaped crater - new video and perspectives

17/03/2006 4006 views 5 likes

Perspective view of the eastern scarp of Olympus Mons, looking south-west

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Eastern scarp of Olympus Mons

03/03/2006 11318 views 12 likes

Perspective view of the Ausonia Mensa massif

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Ausonia Mensa remnant massif

24/02/2006 3098 views 4 likes

Black and white HRSC view of Phobos's shadow

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Light and shadow on the surface of Mars

17/02/2006 6805 views 4 likes

Artist impression of aurorae on night-side of Mars

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Mars Express studies possible aurorae above Mars

17/02/2006 2230 views 1 likes

Perspective view of Phlegethon Catena

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Pits and tectonic grabens in Phlegethon Catena

09/02/2006 4258 views 7 likes

The Claritas Fossae region of Mars

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Claritas Fossae region of Mars

03/02/2006 1378 views 2 likes

Perspective view of 'hourglass' shaped craters, looking south-east

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Martian glaciers: did they originate from the atmosphere?

20/01/2006 2896 views 2 likes

Colour view of Juventae Chasma

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Sulphate deposits in Juventae Chasma

19/01/2006 4471 views 10 likes

Colour view of 'butterfly'-shaped crater at Hesperia Planum

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‘Butterfly’ impact crater in Hesperia Planum

04/01/2006 4647 views 15 likes

Artist's impression of Beagle 2 lander

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Possible evidence found for Beagle 2 location

21/12/2005 3877 views 4 likes

Mars Express's OMEGA instrument adds detail to Candor Chasma

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New findings from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1276 views 1 likes

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New results from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 2021 views 1 likes

Huygens probe descending through Titan's atmosphere

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ESA ‘Huygens and Mars Express’ science highlights - Call to…

21/11/2005 1095 views 0 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar data analysis is on the move

17/11/2005 1925 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Mars Express

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Mars Express PFS spectrometer back at work

02/11/2005 2280 views 0 likes

Hubble's close encounter with Mars

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Skywatchers see Mars bright this weekend

28/10/2005 767 views 0 likes

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Fly over the Chasma Boreale at Martian north pole

18/10/2005 5700 views 12 likes

Mars Express in orbit around Mars with the MARSIS antenna unfurled

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Mars Express mission extended

22/09/2005 2358 views 2 likes

Artist's impression of Mars Express

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Mars Express instrument under investigation

13/09/2005 1318 views 1 likes

Colour nadir view of Biblis Patera

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The Biblis Patera volcano

07/09/2005 6510 views 9 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar collects first surface data

05/08/2005 2746 views 2 likes

Perspective view of crater with water ice - looking east

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Water ice in crater at Martian north pole

28/07/2005 95172 views 155 likes

Perspective view of Nicholson Crater central peak - looking west

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Nicholson Crater on Mars

15/07/2005 5252 views 11 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar ready to work

22/06/2005 5767 views 5 likes

Perspective view of Coprates Chasma and Catena - looking north

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Coprates Chasma and Coprates Catena

10/06/2005 6060 views 11 likes

First aurora ever detected on Mars

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Mars Express discovers aurorae on Mars

09/06/2005 12284 views 17 likes

Perspective view of Chaos and Ares Vallis - looking north

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Ancient floods on Mars: Iani Chaos and Ares Vallis

01/06/2005 6358 views 10 likes

Mars Express, as seen by Mars Global Surveyor

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Mars Express photographed by Mars Global Surveyor

19/05/2005 1514 views 0 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

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Deployment of second MARSIS boom delayed

09/05/2005 303 views 0 likes

Colour image of Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis

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Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis

09/05/2005 5207 views 7 likes

Mars Express in orbit around Mars with the MARSIS antenna unfurled

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Mars Express radar to be deployed in May

29/04/2005 1651 views 0 likes

Colour view of Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma up close

29/04/2005 870 views 0 likes

Colour view of Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma up close

29/04/2005 3502 views 6 likes

Colour image of Aureum Chaos

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The mesas of Aureum Chaos

22/04/2005 3879 views 2 likes

Perspective view of Medusa Fossae looking south-east

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The Medusa Fossae formation on Mars

29/03/2005 10952 views 14 likes

'Hourglass' shaped craters filled with traces of glacier

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‘Hourglass’ shaped craters filled with traces of glacier

18/03/2005 5589 views 7 likes

Close-up of ice and dust at Martian north pole

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First Mars Express Science Conference summary

25/02/2005 732 views 1 likes

Ice and dust at Martian north pole

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Glacial, volcanic and fluvial activity on Mars: latest imag…

25/02/2005 8831 views 13 likes

Pack-ice on Mars?

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Mars Express media briefing on Friday 25 February

24/02/2005 586 views 0 likes

Pack-ice on Mars?

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ESA’s Mars Express sees signs of a ‘frozen sea’

23/02/2005 7617 views 10 likes

View from orbit

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Science from Mars Express after one year in orbit

16/02/2005 732 views 0 likes

Melas, Candor and Ophir Chasmas in perspective

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Melas, Candor and Ophir Chasmas: centre of Valles Marineris

15/02/2005 5462 views 7 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

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Green light for deployment of ESA's Mars Express radar

08/02/2005 2669 views 1 likes

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