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

Perspective view of scarp around Olympus Mons

Science & Exploration

Escarpment and landslides of Olympus Mons

05/08/2004 13589 views 17 likes

Perspective view of deposits in Melas Chasma

Science & Exploration

View of deposits in Melas Chasma on Mars

02/08/2004 3833 views 7 likes

Fractured crater near Valles Marineris

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Fractured crater near Valles Marineris

27/07/2004 4026 views 9 likes

'Yardangs' on the surface of Mars

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'Yardangs' on Mars

23/07/2004 5215 views 17 likes

Colour image of Hellas basin rim

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Northern rim of Hellas basin

08/07/2004 8127 views 16 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

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MARSIS deployment on hold

24/06/2004 1134 views 0 likes

Colour image of Melas Chasma

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Melas Chasma, in Valles Marineris

22/06/2004 9078 views 16 likes

Fluvial surface features on Mangala Valles

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Evidence of flooding at Mangala Valles

09/06/2004 3814 views 9 likes

Arsia Mons volcano in 3D

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Arsia Mons volcano in 3D

24/05/2004 9044 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 1419 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 4745 views 5 likes

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Mars Express image browser

01/05/2004 31345 views 47 likes

MARSIS main antenna

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Mars Express radar deployment postponed

29/04/2004 1180 views 0 likes

Close-up view of Mars Express

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Communicating from space: gaining a grip on antennas

28/04/2004 5337 views 14 likes

Western flank of Olympus Mons

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Western flank of Olympus Mons

21/04/2004 14971 views 30 likes

HRSC colour image of Louros Valles

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Louros Valles, south of Ius Chasma

08/04/2004 3038 views 6 likes

Claritas Fossae in colour

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Claritas Fossae tectonic region on Mars

31/03/2004 2250 views 5 likes

The Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars

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Mars Express confirms methane in the Martian atmosphere

30/03/2004 13002 views 28 likes

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World's largest postcard?

29/03/2004 7944 views 38 likes

HRSC 3D image of Ascraeus Mons

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Ascraeus Mons in 3D

22/03/2004 3413 views 5 likes

OMEGA view of Martian south pole

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Water at Martian south pole

17/03/2004 21878 views 55 likes

Hecates Tholus volcano in 3D and in colour

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Hecates Tholus volcano in 3D

01/03/2004 4203 views 5 likes

Configuration of the ExoMars rover

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ESA prepares for next missions to Mars

25/02/2004 448 views 0 likes

Mars Express in the shadow of Mars

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Making light work of the dark

24/02/2004 2660 views 4 likes

Frozen water and carbon dioxide over Martian poles

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What do the colours mean?

18/02/2004 2656 views 1 likes

Kasei Vallis

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Kasei Vallis

18/02/2004 2452 views 4 likes

The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC)

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Behind the lens...

13/02/2004 4520 views 14 likes

Crater Gusev - HRSC image 16 January 2004

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International, interplanetary and no interference! Mars Exp…

12/02/2004 1549 views 1 likes

Detail of the complex caldera of Olympus Mons

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Olympus Mons in close-up

12/02/2004 1646 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of Beagle 2 on Martian surface

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UK and ESA announce Beagle 2 inquiry

11/02/2004 3056 views 0 likes

Detail of the complex caldera of Olympus Mons

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Olympus Mons - the caldera in close-up

11/02/2004 52270 views 146 likes

Mars Express in precise pointing manoeuvre

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What stops Mars Express getting lost in space?

29/01/2004 867 views 0 likes

OMEGA image of the southern polar cap of Mars 18 January

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Mars Express sees its first water – scientific results

23/01/2004 1316 views 1 likes

Picture taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard ESA's Mars Express orbiter on 14 January 2004

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South of Valles Marineris

23/01/2004 1267 views 0 likes

Mars Express HRSC image 14 January 2004

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First spectacular results from Mars Express

19/01/2004 5019 views 4 likes

Gusev Crater

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Joining forces around Mars

16/01/2004 963 views 0 likes

Valley networks suggest that rivers once flowed on Mars

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Science from orbit

15/01/2004 602 views 0 likes

Artist's impression of Mars

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ESA’s Martian weather report

14/01/2004 2345 views 2 likes

The ESOC control room

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Mars Express: no signal from Beagle 2 so far

07/01/2004 909 views 0 likes

Mars Express making a close pass over Mars.

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Mars Express attempts to ‘talk’ to Beagle 2 – press briefing

06/01/2004 735 views 0 likes

Mars Express orbiter's main engine firing for orbital adjustment

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Closing in on the Red Planet: Mars Express orbit lowered

04/01/2004 2153 views 2 likes

ESA's Mars Express from equatorial to polar orbit on 30 December

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Mars Express scheduled orbit change

30/12/2003 4597 views 1 likes

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Scientists and engineers waiting to hear from Beagle 2

27/12/2003 407 views 0 likes

Mars Express orbiter

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Mars Express orbiting precisely and safely

27/12/2003 1384 views 0 likes

Jodrell Bank radio telescope

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Christmas vigil: listening for Beagle 2

26/12/2003 864 views 1 likes

Mars Express orbiter's main engine is firing for Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI).

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Merry Christmas from Mars:Mars Express enters orbit around …

25/12/2003 5372 views 16 likes

Advent calendar Mars Express

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Another message from Mars...

24/12/2003 327 views 0 likes

Michael McKay at his console

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Beagle is GO for separation

22/12/2003 1535 views 0 likes

Farewell, Beagle 2

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Mars Express releases Beagle 2

19/12/2003 2029 views 3 likes

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Mars Express updates

19/12/2003 365 views 1 likes

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