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

Crater Hale in Argyre basin

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Crater Hale in Argyre basin

24/11/2004 12991 views 8 likes

Colour view of Coprates Catena

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Coprates Catena’s ‘collapsed’ structures

17/11/2004 3112 views 8 likes

Phobos in colour, close-up

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Martian moon Phobos in detail

11/11/2004 11317 views 23 likes

Tithonium Chasma

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Tithonium Chasma, Valles Marineris, on Mars

03/11/2004 3009 views 4 likes

Colour view of Huygens crater rim

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Rim of Crater Huygens on Mars

19/10/2004 4862 views 8 likes

Martian 'dust devil' tracks

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Promethei Terra, southern highlands of Mars

12/10/2004 3697 views 4 likes

Claritas Fossae and Solis Planum, looking north

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The grabens of Claritas Fossae

05/10/2004 3094 views 9 likes

Mars Express in orbit

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Mars Express latest findings give hints about water loss in…

27/09/2004 2316 views 2 likes

Colour image of Ophir Chasma

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Ophir Chasma, part of Valles Marineris

27/09/2004 3100 views 3 likes

Water vapour concentration

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Water and methane maps overlap on Mars: a new clue?

20/09/2004 2418 views 3 likes

Perspective view of Solis Planum, looking south-east

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Solis Planum, Thaumasia region

10/09/2004 4141 views 5 likes

The southern part of Valles Marineris, called Eos Chasma

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Eos Chasma, part of Valles Marineris

30/08/2004 4060 views 7 likes

Crater dunes

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Crater dunes in Argyre Planitia

23/08/2004 5317 views 7 likes

Location of Airy 0 crater on Mars

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Where is zero degrees longitude on Mars?

19/08/2004 20485 views 75 likes

Colour image of Dao and Niger Valles

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The eroded valleys of Dao and Niger Valles

16/08/2004 3047 views 7 likes

Perspective view of Olympus Mons caldera

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Olympus Mons caldera in perspective

11/08/2004 6332 views 18 likes

Perspective view of scarp around Olympus Mons

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Escarpment and landslides of Olympus Mons

05/08/2004 11433 views 16 likes

Perspective view of deposits in Melas Chasma

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View of deposits in Melas Chasma on Mars

02/08/2004 3429 views 7 likes

Fractured crater near Valles Marineris

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Fractured crater near Valles Marineris

27/07/2004 3695 views 8 likes

'Yardangs' on the surface of Mars

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'Yardangs' on Mars

23/07/2004 4600 views 16 likes

Colour image of Hellas basin rim

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Northern rim of Hellas basin

08/07/2004 7378 views 16 likes

MARSIS prospecting for water

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MARSIS deployment on hold

24/06/2004 989 views 0 likes

Colour image of Melas Chasma

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Melas Chasma, in Valles Marineris

22/06/2004 8442 views 15 likes

Fluvial surface features on Mangala Valles

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Evidence of flooding at Mangala Valles

09/06/2004 3483 views 9 likes

Arsia Mons volcano in 3D

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Arsia Mons volcano in 3D

24/05/2004 8116 views 15 likes

Beagle 2 lander is ejected from the Mars Express orbiter

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Beagle 2: lessons learned and the way forward

20/05/2004 1197 views 1 likes

(1) Acheron Fossae horsts and grabens in colour

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Deep faults and disrupted crater at Acheron Fossae

07/05/2004 4303 views 4 likes

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Mars Express image browser

01/05/2004 30939 views 45 likes

MARSIS main antenna

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Mars Express radar deployment postponed

29/04/2004 1036 views 0 likes

Close-up view of Mars Express

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Communicating from space: gaining a grip on antennas

28/04/2004 4583 views 12 likes

Western flank of Olympus Mons

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Western flank of Olympus Mons

21/04/2004 14178 views 29 likes

HRSC colour image of Louros Valles

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Louros Valles, south of Ius Chasma

08/04/2004 2751 views 5 likes

Claritas Fossae in colour

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Claritas Fossae tectonic region on Mars

31/03/2004 2040 views 5 likes

The Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars

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Mars Express confirms methane in the Martian atmosphere

30/03/2004 11911 views 25 likes

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World's largest postcard?

29/03/2004 7795 views 38 likes

HRSC 3D image of Ascraeus Mons

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Ascraeus Mons in 3D

22/03/2004 3179 views 5 likes

OMEGA view of Martian south pole

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Water at Martian south pole

17/03/2004 19429 views 47 likes

Hecates Tholus volcano in 3D and in colour

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Hecates Tholus volcano in 3D

01/03/2004 3831 views 5 likes

Configuration of the ExoMars rover

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ESA prepares for next missions to Mars

25/02/2004 366 views 0 likes

Mars Express in the shadow of Mars

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Making light work of the dark

24/02/2004 2456 views 4 likes

Frozen water and carbon dioxide over Martian poles

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What do the colours mean?

18/02/2004 2363 views 1 likes

Kasei Vallis

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Kasei Vallis

18/02/2004 2271 views 4 likes

The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC)

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Behind the lens...

13/02/2004 4076 views 14 likes

Crater Gusev - HRSC image 16 January 2004

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International, interplanetary and no interference! Mars Exp…

12/02/2004 1346 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Beagle 2 on Martian surface

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UK and ESA announce Beagle 2 inquiry

11/02/2004 2677 views 0 likes

Detail of the complex caldera of Olympus Mons

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Olympus Mons - the caldera in close-up

11/02/2004 43694 views 128 likes

Mars Express in precise pointing manoeuvre

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What stops Mars Express getting lost in space?

29/01/2004 741 views 0 likes

OMEGA image of the southern polar cap of Mars 18 January

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Mars Express sees its first water – scientific results

23/01/2004 1143 views 1 likes

Picture taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard ESA's Mars Express orbiter on 14 January 2004

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South of Valles Marineris

23/01/2004 1204 views 0 likes

Mars Express HRSC image 14 January 2004

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First spectacular results from Mars Express

19/01/2004 4800 views 4 likes

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