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

Colour image of Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis

Science & Exploration

Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis

09/05/2005 5341 views 7 likes

Mars Express in orbit around Mars with the MARSIS antenna unfurled

Science & Exploration

Mars Express radar to be deployed in May

29/04/2005 1763 views 0 likes

Colour view of Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma up close

29/04/2005 907 views 0 likes

Colour view of Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma up close

29/04/2005 3616 views 6 likes

Colour image of Aureum Chaos

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The mesas of Aureum Chaos

22/04/2005 3996 views 2 likes

Perspective view of Medusa Fossae looking south-east

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The Medusa Fossae formation on Mars

29/03/2005 11249 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 5709 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 762 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 8956 views 13 likes

Pack-ice on Mars?

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Mars Express media briefing on Friday 25 February

24/02/2005 621 views 0 likes

Pack-ice on Mars?

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

23/02/2005 7768 views 10 likes

View from orbit

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Science from Mars Express after one year in orbit

16/02/2005 797 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 5652 views 7 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

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Green light for deployment of ESA's Mars Express radar

08/02/2005 2800 views 1 likes

Deployment of MARSIS boom 1

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See stages of MARSIS deployment

08/02/2005 2572 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of Beagle 2 approaching Mars.

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Publication of ESA/UK Commission of Inquiry into Beagle 2

03/02/2005 795 views 0 likes

Mars Express making a close pass over Mars.

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‘Nightglow’ seen in the upper atmosphere of Mars

31/01/2005 1641 views 3 likes

Perspective view of Claritas Fossae, looking north

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Fractures of Claritas Fossae

20/01/2005 1857 views 4 likes

Perspective view of Candor Chasma, looking north-west

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Walls of Candor Chasma

22/12/2004 5554 views 8 likes

Perspective view of Reull Vallis, looking south-east

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The channels of Reull Vallis

07/12/2004 3593 views 6 likes

Crater Hale in Argyre basin

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Crater Hale in Argyre basin

24/11/2004 13661 views 8 likes

Colour view of Coprates Catena

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Coprates Catena’s ‘collapsed’ structures

17/11/2004 3413 views 8 likes

Phobos in colour, close-up

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Martian moon Phobos in detail

11/11/2004 12965 views 24 likes

Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma, Valles Marineris, on Mars

03/11/2004 3301 views 4 likes

Colour view of Huygens crater rim

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Rim of Crater Huygens on Mars

19/10/2004 5412 views 8 likes

Martian 'dust devil' tracks

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Promethei Terra, southern highlands of Mars

12/10/2004 4025 views 4 likes

Claritas Fossae and Solis Planum, looking north

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The grabens of Claritas Fossae

05/10/2004 3339 views 9 likes

Mars Express in orbit

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Mars Express latest findings give hints about water loss in…

27/09/2004 2476 views 2 likes

Colour image of Ophir Chasma

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Ophir Chasma, part of Valles Marineris

27/09/2004 3414 views 3 likes

Water vapour concentration

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Water and methane maps overlap on Mars: a new clue?

20/09/2004 2622 views 3 likes

Perspective view of Solis Planum, looking south-east

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Solis Planum, Thaumasia region

10/09/2004 4778 views 7 likes

The southern part of Valles Marineris, called Eos Chasma

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Eos Chasma, part of Valles Marineris

30/08/2004 4377 views 8 likes

Crater dunes

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Crater dunes in Argyre Planitia

23/08/2004 5675 views 7 likes

Location of Airy 0 crater on Mars

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Where is zero degrees longitude on Mars?

19/08/2004 21867 views 80 likes

Colour image of Dao and Niger Valles

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The eroded valleys of Dao and Niger Valles

16/08/2004 3282 views 7 likes

Perspective view of Olympus Mons caldera

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Olympus Mons caldera in perspective

11/08/2004 6991 views 18 likes

Perspective view of scarp around Olympus Mons

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Escarpment and landslides of Olympus Mons

05/08/2004 13252 views 17 likes

Perspective view of deposits in Melas Chasma

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View of deposits in Melas Chasma on Mars

02/08/2004 3751 views 7 likes

Fractured crater near Valles Marineris

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Fractured crater near Valles Marineris

27/07/2004 3945 views 8 likes

'Yardangs' on the surface of Mars

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'Yardangs' on Mars

23/07/2004 5047 views 17 likes

Colour image of Hellas basin rim

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Northern rim of Hellas basin

08/07/2004 7987 views 16 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

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MARSIS deployment on hold

24/06/2004 1093 views 0 likes

Colour image of Melas Chasma

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Melas Chasma, in Valles Marineris

22/06/2004 8894 views 15 likes

Fluvial surface features on Mangala Valles

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Evidence of flooding at Mangala Valles

09/06/2004 3718 views 9 likes

Arsia Mons volcano in 3D

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Arsia Mons volcano in 3D

24/05/2004 8879 views 15 likes

Beagle 2 lander is ejected from the Mars Express orbiter

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Beagle 2: lessons learned and the way forward

20/05/2004 1358 views 1 likes

(1) Acheron Fossae horsts and grabens in colour

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Deep faults and disrupted crater at Acheron Fossae

07/05/2004 4661 views 5 likes

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Mars Express image browser

01/05/2004 31209 views 47 likes

MARSIS main antenna

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Mars Express radar deployment postponed

29/04/2004 1146 views 0 likes

Close-up view of Mars Express

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Communicating from space: gaining a grip on antennas

28/04/2004 5206 views 14 likes

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