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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
Mars Express

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Mars Express sees a dust devil dancing across Mars
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Dancing dust devils trace raging winds on Mars

08/10/2025 781 views 7 likes
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ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observes comet 3I/ATLAS – GIF
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ESA’s ExoMars and Mars Express observe comet 3I/ATLAS

07/10/2025 170941 views 318 likes
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Mars Express views Acheron Fossae’s western fringes
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When martian ground falls apart

06/08/2025 3428 views 65 likes
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Arcadia Planitia as seen by ESA’s Mars Express
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Earth tones on Mars

26/06/2025 3890 views 47 likes
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Recipe for a ‘rocky road’ crater soaked in martian history

21/05/2025 2812 views 52 likes
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    Ius and Tithonium Chasmata on Mars

    20/07/2022 5366 views 80 likes
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    Aonia Terra on Mars

    02/06/2022 1815 views 34 likes
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    Tantalus Fossae on Mars

    28/04/2022 3310 views 23 likes
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    Utopia Planitia on Mars

    30/03/2022 6150 views 95 likes
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    Utopia Planitia on Mars
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    The Medusae Fossae formation

    23/02/2022 2232 views 44 likes
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    The Medusae Fossae formation
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Mars Express overview