The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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Use red-green or red-blue glasses to best enjoy this image of an approaching dust storm captured by ESA’s Mars Express in April this year. Its vertical structure is particularly emphasized in this anaglyph view.
The image was derived from data acquired by the nadir channel and the stereo channels on board Mars Express. The ground resolution is approximately 16 m/pixel and the images are centred at about 78°N/106°E.