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 Hellas basin rim

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Northern rim of Hellas basin

08/07/2004 7983 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 8893 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 8878 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 5205 views 14 likes

Western flank of Olympus Mons

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Western flank of Olympus Mons

21/04/2004 14760 views 30 likes

HRSC colour image of Louros Valles

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Louros Valles, south of Ius Chasma

08/04/2004 2949 views 5 likes

Claritas Fossae in colour

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Claritas Fossae tectonic region on Mars

31/03/2004 2198 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 12852 views 28 likes

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World's largest postcard?

29/03/2004 7907 views 38 likes

HRSC 3D image of Ascraeus Mons

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Ascraeus Mons in 3D

22/03/2004 3358 views 5 likes

OMEGA view of Martian south pole

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Water at Martian south pole

17/03/2004 21361 views 55 likes

Hecates Tholus volcano in 3D and in colour

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Hecates Tholus volcano in 3D

01/03/2004 4096 views 5 likes

Configuration of the ExoMars rover

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ESA prepares for next missions to Mars

25/02/2004 431 views 0 likes

Mars Express in the shadow of Mars

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Making light work of the dark

24/02/2004 2616 views 4 likes

Frozen water and carbon dioxide over Martian poles

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What do the colours mean?

18/02/2004 2587 views 1 likes

Kasei Vallis

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Kasei Vallis

18/02/2004 2408 views 4 likes

The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC)

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Behind the lens...

13/02/2004 4397 views 14 likes

Crater Gusev - HRSC image 16 January 2004

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International, interplanetary and no interference! Mars Exp…

12/02/2004 1505 views 1 likes

Detail of the complex caldera of Olympus Mons

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Olympus Mons in close-up

12/02/2004 1495 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 2949 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 50170 views 144 likes

Mars Express in precise pointing manoeuvre

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What stops Mars Express getting lost in space?

29/01/2004 827 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 1254 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 1248 views 0 likes

Mars Express HRSC image 14 January 2004

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First spectacular results from Mars Express

19/01/2004 4958 views 4 likes

Gusev Crater

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Joining forces around Mars

16/01/2004 926 views 0 likes

Valley networks suggest that rivers once flowed on Mars

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Science from orbit

15/01/2004 554 views 0 likes

Artist's impression of Mars

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ESA’s Martian weather report

14/01/2004 2216 views 2 likes

The ESOC control room

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Mars Express: no signal from Beagle 2 so far

07/01/2004 888 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 704 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 2093 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 4532 views 1 likes

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Scientists and engineers waiting to hear from Beagle 2

27/12/2003 395 views 0 likes

Mars Express orbiter

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Mars Express orbiting precisely and safely

27/12/2003 1320 views 0 likes

Jodrell Bank radio telescope

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Christmas vigil: listening for Beagle 2

26/12/2003 835 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 5285 views 16 likes

Advent calendar Mars Express

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Another message from Mars...

24/12/2003 317 views 0 likes

Michael McKay at his console

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Beagle is GO for separation

22/12/2003 1510 views 0 likes

Farewell, Beagle 2

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Mars Express releases Beagle 2

19/12/2003 1967 views 3 likes

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Mars Express updates

19/12/2003 356 views 1 likes

Mars Express in precise pointing manoeuvre

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Preparing for Beagle separation

18/12/2003 431 views 0 likes

Wright brothers' first flight

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On the centenary of powered flight...

17/12/2003 1008 views 0 likes

The Valles Marineris hemisphere of Mars

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Christmas on Mars: be there with ESA

15/12/2003 2192 views 0 likes

The Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars

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Mars is just around the corner

09/12/2003 1319 views 0 likes

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