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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
Mars Express in orbit around Mars
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Timeline: Mars Express support to Phoenix landing

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Artist's impression of parachute deployment during Phoenix's descent to Mars
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Mars Express mission controllers ready for NASA Phoenix lan…

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Crater in Mamers Valles
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Crater in martian valley Mamers Valles

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Oleg Korablev
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Interview: The martian water cycle and climate

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Residual water ice in Vastitas Borealis Crater
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Interviews: the martian water cycle and climate

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Residual water ice in Vastitas Borealis Crater
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Water on Mars

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Interview: Frost and ice below the martian surface

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Mars Express in orbit around Mars
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Artificial intelligence boosts science from Mars

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Nepenthes Mensae
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River delta in Nepenthes Mensae

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Radar sounding is opening up a planet’s third dimension
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Mars radar opens up a planet’s third dimension

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Hebes Chasma
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Hebes Chasma, a trough in the Grand Canyon of Mars

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Daedalia Planum
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Mars Express reveals the Red Planet’s volcanic past

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Promethei Planum
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Icy Promethei Planum

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Interaction between Venus and the solar wind
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Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar

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Mars Express
Enabling & Support

Mars Express one of three orbiters preparing for Phoenix la…

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Candor Chasma in false colour
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Deep valleys of Candor Chasma

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Olympus Mons, ortho-image
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ESA presents Mars in 3D

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Terby crater in false colour
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Traces of the martian past in the Terby crater

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Carbon-dioxide ice cloud on Mars
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Ice clouds put Mars in the shade

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A dust storm on Mars
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Mars Express watches a dust storm engulf Mars

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Noctis Labyrinthus
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Noctis Labyrinthus, labyrinth of the night

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Mars Express
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Mars Express - 5000 orbits and counting

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Residual water ice in Vastitas Borealis Crater
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Mars and the search for traces of life

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MARSIS sending signals and receiving echoes
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Mars Express: First global map of martian ionosphere

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Stellar occultation at Venus
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Setting stars reveal planetary secrets

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MARSIS fully deployed
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Mars Express probes the Red Planet’s most unusual deposits

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Maunder Crater
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Hummocky and shallow Maunder crater

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Tiu Valles
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The mysterious ridges at the mouth of Tiu Valles

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Mars Express
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Interplanetary networking: ESA’s Mars Express will keep an …

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Tyrrhena Terra Impact Crater
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Impact Craters in Tyrrhena Terra

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Ice at the South Pole of Mars
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The origin of perennial water-ice at the South Pole of Mars

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Tectonic transition zone, Aeolis Mensae
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Tectonic signatures at Aeolis Mensae

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Deuteronilus Mensae region on Mars
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Breathtaking views of Deuteronilus Mensae on Mars

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The contrast: Venus, Earth and Mars
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Climate catastrophes in the Solar System

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Bright lower echo from Mars’ south-polar layered deposits
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Mars Express radar gauges water quantity around Mars’ south…

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Artist's impression of Venus Express
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The planetary adventure continues - Mars Express and Venus …

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Topographic map of Mars at 1:200 000
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The first hiking maps of Mars

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Subsurface echoes from Chryse Planitia plains
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Mars Express scientists find a different Mars underneath

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New gully deposit in a crater in the Centauri Montes region
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Spacecraft fleet zeroing in on Martian water reserves

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Cydonia - the Face on Mars movie
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Cydonia's 'Face on Mars' in 3D animation

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Cryptic region on Martian south polar cap
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Decoding Mars’s Cryptic Region

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Glacial feature in Deuteronilus Mensae
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Mars Express and the story of water on Mars

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Mars Express entering eclipse around Mars
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Mars Express successfully powers through eclipse season

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'Face on Mars' in Cydonia region
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Cydonia - the face on Mars

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Kasei Valles, perspective view of Northern branch, looking West
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Kasei Valles outflow channel system

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Clouds on Mars
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Rare high-altitude clouds found on Mars

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Granicus Valles and Tinjar Valles
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Granicus and Tinjar Valles

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Chaotic terrain in Iani Chaos
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Chaotic terrain in Iani Chaos

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Apollinaris Patera caldera in false colour
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Ancient caldera in Apollinaris Patera

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Aram Chaos in false colour
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Heavily eroded Aram Chaos

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