ESA - ExoMars - Archive

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The mission

The ExoMars programme comprises two missions: the first – the Trace Gas Orbiter – launched in 2016 while the second, carrying the Rosalind Franklin rover, will target launch in 2028. Together they will address the question of whether life has ever existed on Mars.

1st European rover
2 m rover drill depth
70m/sol driving on Mars

ExoMars

Newfound frost atop Olympus Mons

Science & Exploration

Frosty volcanoes discovered in Mars’s tropics

10/06/2024 29965 views 52 likes

Daniel Neuenschwander and Nicola Fox sign agreement on ExoMars

Science & Exploration

ESA and NASA join forces to land Europe’s rover on Mars

16/05/2024 466 views 2 likes

Oxia Planum map flyover

Science & Exploration

Best geological map for a European rover on Mars

26/03/2024 3412 views 15 likes

Mars during the 2023 solar conjunction

Enabling & Support

Spacecraft fall silent as Mars disappears behind the Sun

17/11/2023 6446 views 123 likes

Green glow in the martian night

Science & Exploration

A green glow in the martian night

10/11/2023 9875 views 104 likes

Science & Exploration

Giant solar eruption felt on Earth, Moon and Mars

02/08/2023 51282 views 247 likes

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter analyses the martian atmosphere

Science & Exploration

Unusual carbon balance at Mars explained by sunlight, finds…

31/05/2023 6748 views 16 likes

Deep drilling for Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover testing moves ahead and deep down

14/03/2023 4774 views 89 likes

Terrae Novae destinations: Mars

Science & Exploration

Europe’s Mars exploration

13/03/2023 8814 views 62 likes

Carrier module approaches Mars

Science & Exploration

FAQ: The ‘rebirth’ of ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin missi…

13/03/2023 8323 views 36 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Rover ready – next steps for ExoMars

28/03/2022 12119 views 202 likes

Amalia drives off

Science & Exploration

Steady driving towards ExoMars launch

18/01/2022 9793 views 72 likes

Valles Marineris

Science & Exploration

ExoMars discovers hidden water in Mars’ Grand Canyon

15/12/2021 90001 views 216 likes

Science & Exploration

Double drop test success for ExoMars parachutes

14/12/2021 6661 views 41 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Smart focus on Mars

04/11/2021 3421 views 70 likes

Drilling on Mars-like terrain

Science & Exploration

First deep drilling success for ExoMars

15/09/2021 9484 views 77 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Science in motion for ExoMars twin rover

02/08/2021 3875 views 63 likes

Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars orbiter continues hunt for key signs of life on Mars

20/07/2021 5990 views 97 likes

Science & Exploration

First high-altitude drop test success for ExoMars parachute

02/07/2021 8713 views 66 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover twin begins Earth-based mission in ‘Mars Terr…

04/06/2021 7333 views 82 likes

ExoMars parachute after extraction

Science & Exploration

New ExoMars parachute ready for high altitude drop

21/05/2021 5597 views 40 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars goes for a spin

05/03/2021 8604 views 63 likes

ExoMars orbiter images Perseverance landing site

Science & Exploration

ExoMars orbiter images Perseverance at landing site

25/02/2021 39982 views 195 likes

Jezero Crater delta

Science & Exploration

Explore the Jezero neighbourhood

17/02/2021 18264 views 126 likes

True-colour image of Mars seen by OSIRIS

Enabling & Support

ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance landing

11/02/2021 25706 views 293 likes

ExoMars observing water in the martian atmosphere

Science & Exploration

ExoMars discovers new gas and traces water loss on Mars

10/02/2021 13234 views 93 likes

Rover control room

Science & Exploration

Rehearsing rover operations after landing

24/11/2020 1138 views 8 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachute testing moves forward

18/11/2020 8506 views 73 likes

ExoMars rover in Cannes

Science & Exploration

Exomars modules reunited

04/11/2020 1914 views 25 likes

From Earth to Mars

Science & Exploration

The way forward to Mars

01/10/2020 14760 views 94 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars captures spring in martian craters

04/08/2020 9802 views 181 likes

A Sherlock Holmes for Mars

Science & Exploration

A European dream team for Mars

30/07/2020 6676 views 66 likes

Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars finds new gas signatures in the martian atmosphere

27/07/2020 11462 views 108 likes

Rosalind Franklin

Science & Exploration

From Earth to Mars: Rosalind Franklin’s centenary of scienc…

23/07/2020 8213 views 97 likes

Artist's impression of the ExoMars Trace Gas orbiter spotting daylight green oxygen at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars spots unique green glow at the Red Planet

15/06/2020 17623 views 119 likes

ExoMars rover leaves Toulouse

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover upgrades and parachute tests

15/05/2020 7555 views 79 likes

Mars landscape

Science & Exploration

Choosing rocks on Mars to bring to Earth

03/04/2020 8346 views 91 likes

ExoMars timeline

Science & Exploration

ExoMars to take off for the Red Planet in 2022

12/03/2020 7354 views 36 likes

ExoMars rover

Science & Exploration

Heads of ESA and Roscosmos discuss future of ExoMars

11/03/2020 4437 views 49 likes

Parachute bag

Science & Exploration

Promising progress for ExoMars parachutes

19/12/2019 8764 views 47 likes

Mars Express

Science & Exploration

ESA’s Mars orbiters did not see latest Curiosity methane bu…

13/11/2019 7646 views 62 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachute progress

15/10/2019 9990 views 104 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover ready for environment testing

27/08/2019 5900 views 60 likes

PanCam mast fitted to ExoMars rover

Science & Exploration

All instruments onboard Rosalind Franklin rover

20/08/2019 15781 views 109 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachute testing continues

12/08/2019 12052 views 78 likes

LaRa team beside thermal vacuum chamber

Enabling & Support

ExoMars radio science instrument readied for Red Planet

22/07/2019 6355 views 63 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars 2020: progress and challenges

28/06/2019 8905 views 64 likes

Exomas lander platform

Science & Exploration

Call from Mars winners shortlisted

20/06/2019 3673 views 34 likes

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Enabling & Support

ExoMars orbiter prepares for Rosalind Franklin

30/05/2019 7504 views 103 likes

Martian moves under control on Earth

Science & Exploration

A European mission control for the martian rover

30/05/2019 8041 views 78 likes

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