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

Mars Express entering eclipse around Mars

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Mars Express successfully powers through eclipse season

26/09/2006 3217 views 0 likes

'Face on Mars' in Cydonia region

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Cydonia - the face on Mars

21/09/2006 93723 views 103 likes

Kasei Valles, perspective view of Northern branch, looking West

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Kasei Valles outflow channel system

30/08/2006 11230 views 17 likes

Clouds on Mars

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Rare high-altitude clouds found on Mars

28/08/2006 4961 views 2 likes

Granicus Valles and Tinjar Valles

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Granicus and Tinjar Valles

28/07/2006 3066 views 6 likes

Chaotic terrain in Iani Chaos

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Chaotic terrain in Iani Chaos

17/07/2006 6419 views 9 likes

Apollinaris Patera caldera in false colour

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Ancient caldera in Apollinaris Patera

09/06/2006 5079 views 7 likes

Aram Chaos in false colour

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Heavily eroded Aram Chaos

30/05/2006 4701 views 8 likes

Pavonis Mons

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Lava tubes on Pavonis Mons

23/05/2006 13813 views 26 likes

Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra

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Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra

08/05/2006 3507 views 4 likes

Nanedi Valles valley system on Mars

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Nanedi Valles system on Mars

24/04/2006 6377 views 8 likes

Sites for future Mars rovers?

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Mars Express’s OMEGA uncovers possible sites for life

20/04/2006 4904 views 3 likes

Crater Galle, the 'happy face' on Mars

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'Happy face' crater on Mars

10/04/2006 15792 views 22 likes

Libya Montes valley region on Mars

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The Libya Montes valley on Mars

27/03/2006 5708 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 4187 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 11942 views 13 likes

Perspective view of the Ausonia Mensa massif

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Ausonia Mensa remnant massif

24/02/2006 3279 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 7252 views 5 likes

Artist impression of aurorae on night-side of Mars

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Mars Express studies possible aurorae above Mars

17/02/2006 2334 views 1 likes

Perspective view of Phlegethon Catena

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Pits and tectonic grabens in Phlegethon Catena

09/02/2006 4435 views 7 likes

The Claritas Fossae region of Mars

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Claritas Fossae region of Mars

03/02/2006 1498 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 3078 views 2 likes

Colour view of Juventae Chasma

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Sulphate deposits in Juventae Chasma

19/01/2006 4616 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 5009 views 19 likes

Artist's impression of Beagle 2 lander

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Possible evidence found for Beagle 2 location

21/12/2005 4045 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 1369 views 1 likes

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New results from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 2184 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 1222 views 0 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar data analysis is on the move

17/11/2005 2039 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Mars Express

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Mars Express PFS spectrometer back at work

02/11/2005 2409 views 0 likes

Hubble's close encounter with Mars

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Skywatchers see Mars bright this weekend

28/10/2005 887 views 0 likes

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Fly over the Chasma Boreale at Martian north pole

18/10/2005 5834 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 2536 views 2 likes

Artist's impression of Mars Express

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Mars Express instrument under investigation

13/09/2005 1397 views 1 likes

Colour nadir view of Biblis Patera

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The Biblis Patera volcano

07/09/2005 6764 views 11 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar collects first surface data

05/08/2005 2947 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 96609 views 155 likes

Perspective view of Nicholson Crater central peak - looking west

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Nicholson Crater on Mars

15/07/2005 5584 views 11 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

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Mars Express radar ready to work

22/06/2005 6004 views 5 likes

Perspective view of Coprates Chasma and Catena - looking north

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Coprates Chasma and Coprates Catena

10/06/2005 6442 views 13 likes

First aurora ever detected on Mars

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Mars Express discovers aurorae on Mars

09/06/2005 12640 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 6648 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 1629 views 0 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

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Deployment of second MARSIS boom delayed

09/05/2005 345 views 0 likes

Colour image of Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis

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Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis

09/05/2005 5434 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 1803 views 0 likes

Colour view of Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma up close

29/04/2005 928 views 0 likes

Colour view of Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma up close

29/04/2005 3672 views 6 likes

Colour image of Aureum Chaos

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The mesas of Aureum Chaos

22/04/2005 4078 views 2 likes

Perspective view of Medusa Fossae looking south-east

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The Medusa Fossae formation on Mars

29/03/2005 11472 views 14 likes

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