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/pixel resolution
8 instruments
1120 kg launch mass
2 decades of operation

Mars Express

Perspective view of Phlegethon Catena

Science & Exploration

Pits and tectonic grabens in Phlegethon Catena

09/02/2006 3987 views 7 likes

The Claritas Fossae region of Mars

Science & Exploration

Claritas Fossae region of Mars

03/02/2006 1267 views 2 likes

Perspective view of 'hourglass' shaped craters, looking south-east

Science & Exploration

Martian glaciers: did they originate from the atmosphere?

20/01/2006 2701 views 2 likes

Colour view of Juventae Chasma

Science & Exploration

Sulphate deposits in Juventae Chasma

19/01/2006 4152 views 10 likes

Colour view of 'butterfly'-shaped crater at Hesperia Planum

Science & Exploration

‘Butterfly’ impact crater in Hesperia Planum

04/01/2006 4273 views 14 likes

Artist's impression of Beagle 2 lander

Science & Exploration

Possible evidence found for Beagle 2 location

21/12/2005 3566 views 4 likes

Mars Express's OMEGA instrument adds detail to Candor Chasma

Science & Exploration

New findings from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1206 views 1 likes

Science & Exploration

New results from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1794 views 1 likes

Huygens probe descending through Titan's atmosphere

Science & Exploration

ESA ‘Huygens and Mars Express’ science highlights - Call to…

21/11/2005 981 views 0 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

Science & Exploration

Mars Express radar data analysis is on the move

17/11/2005 1781 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Mars Express

Science & Exploration

Mars Express PFS spectrometer back at work

02/11/2005 2078 views 0 likes

Hubble's close encounter with Mars

Science & Exploration

Skywatchers see Mars bright this weekend

28/10/2005 607 views 0 likes

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Fly over the Chasma Boreale at Martian north pole

18/10/2005 5465 views 11 likes

Mars Express in orbit around Mars with the MARSIS antenna unfurled

Science & Exploration

Mars Express mission extended

22/09/2005 2154 views 2 likes

Artist's impression of Mars Express

Science & Exploration

Mars Express instrument under investigation

13/09/2005 1206 views 1 likes

Colour nadir view of Biblis Patera

Science & Exploration

The Biblis Patera volcano

07/09/2005 6133 views 9 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

Science & Exploration

Mars Express radar collects first surface data

05/08/2005 2491 views 2 likes

Perspective view of crater with water ice - looking east

Science & Exploration

Water ice in crater at Martian north pole

28/07/2005 83582 views 146 likes

Perspective view of Nicholson Crater central peak - looking west

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Nicholson Crater on Mars

15/07/2005 4659 views 11 likes

MARSIS fully deployed

Science & Exploration

Mars Express radar ready to work

22/06/2005 5481 views 4 likes

Perspective view of Coprates Chasma and Catena - looking north

Science & Exploration

Coprates Chasma and Coprates Catena

10/06/2005 5530 views 11 likes

First aurora ever detected on Mars

Science & Exploration

Mars Express discovers aurorae on Mars

09/06/2005 11363 views 15 likes

Perspective view of Chaos and Ares Vallis - looking north

Science & Exploration

Ancient floods on Mars: Iani Chaos and Ares Vallis

01/06/2005 5701 views 10 likes

Mars Express, as seen by Mars Global Surveyor

Science & Exploration

Mars Express photographed by Mars Global Surveyor

19/05/2005 1327 views 0 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

Science & Exploration

Deployment of second MARSIS boom delayed

09/05/2005 276 views 0 likes

Colour image of Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis

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Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis

09/05/2005 4872 views 5 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 1464 views 0 likes

Colour view of Tithonium Chasma

Science & Exploration

Tithonium Chasma up close

29/04/2005 753 views 0 likes

Colour view of Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma up close

29/04/2005 3200 views 5 likes

Colour image of Aureum Chaos

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The mesas of Aureum Chaos

22/04/2005 3577 views 2 likes

Perspective view of Medusa Fossae looking south-east

Science & Exploration

The Medusa Fossae formation on Mars

29/03/2005 9779 views 13 likes

'Hourglass' shaped craters filled with traces of glacier

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‘Hourglass’ shaped craters filled with traces of glacier

18/03/2005 5298 views 6 likes

Close-up of ice and dust at Martian north pole

Science & Exploration

First Mars Express Science Conference summary

25/02/2005 640 views 1 likes

Ice and dust at Martian north pole

Science & Exploration

Glacial, volcanic and fluvial activity on Mars: latest imag…

25/02/2005 8501 views 13 likes

Pack-ice on Mars?

Science & Exploration

Mars Express media briefing on Friday 25 February

24/02/2005 471 views 0 likes

Pack-ice on Mars?

Science & Exploration

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

23/02/2005 7219 views 10 likes

View from orbit

Science & Exploration

Science from Mars Express after one year in orbit

16/02/2005 664 views 0 likes

Melas, Candor and Ophir Chasmas in perspective

Science & Exploration

Melas, Candor and Ophir Chasmas: centre of Valles Marineris

15/02/2005 5019 views 7 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

Science & Exploration

Green light for deployment of ESA's Mars Express radar

08/02/2005 2423 views 1 likes

Deployment of MARSIS boom 1

Science & Exploration

See stages of MARSIS deployment

08/02/2005 2308 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of Beagle 2 approaching Mars.

Science & Exploration

Publication of ESA/UK Commission of Inquiry into Beagle 2

03/02/2005 680 views 0 likes

Mars Express making a close pass over Mars.

Science & Exploration

‘Nightglow’ seen in the upper atmosphere of Mars

31/01/2005 1442 views 2 likes

Perspective view of Claritas Fossae, looking north

Science & Exploration

Fractures of Claritas Fossae

20/01/2005 1596 views 4 likes

Perspective view of Candor Chasma, looking north-west

Science & Exploration

Walls of Candor Chasma

22/12/2004 4895 views 8 likes

Perspective view of Reull Vallis, looking south-east

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The channels of Reull Vallis

07/12/2004 3212 views 4 likes

Crater Hale in Argyre basin

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Crater Hale in Argyre basin

24/11/2004 12686 views 8 likes

Colour view of Coprates Catena

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Coprates Catena’s ‘collapsed’ structures

17/11/2004 2986 views 8 likes

Phobos in colour, close-up

Science & Exploration

Martian moon Phobos in detail

11/11/2004 10638 views 22 likes

Tithonium Chasma

Science & Exploration

Tithonium Chasma, Valles Marineris, on Mars

03/11/2004 2854 views 4 likes

Colour view of Huygens crater rim

Science & Exploration

Rim of Crater Huygens on Mars

19/10/2004 4570 views 8 likes

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