March Express

The north pole of Mars on the summer solstice. Photo: Mars Express - European Space Agency

March Express - new findings (2)

Volcanic ash deposits color Meridiani Planum, as seen from the Mars Express space probe. They also hint at the wind directions in this region of Mars.

March Express - new findings (1)

A redesign of a crater that was once flooded by Mars. Photo: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

Another proof that in the past water flowed on Mars

Ice deposits are buried in the south polar region of Mars, near Ulyxis Rupes at latitude 72 degrees south and longitude 162 degrees east. Photographed by the Mars Express spacecraft on January 15, 2011 with the high-resolution stereoscopic camera. South on the left, North on the right

Mars Express - summary of findings

Methane on Mars. Image: NASA

Methane on Mars

Volcanic ash deposits color Meridiani Planum, as seen from the Mars Express space probe. They also hint at the wind directions in this region of Mars.

Volcanic ash in the planum meridian on Mars

Phobos and Deimos together at last!

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Martian radar began to reveal underground signs

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

An active glacier has been discovered on Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A destructive mud washed over Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Mars Express mission has been extended by another Mars year

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

An ice lake has been discovered on Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Evaporative gases raise the question of life again

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Old spacecraft, new operation

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Mars Express photographed a crater and rift channels on Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Additional amounts of methane have been discovered on Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Mars Express reveals the forces that shaped Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Is Mars dry because of the solar wind?

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Evidence of earthquakes that occurred in the past on Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Mars Express observed the largest volcano in the solar system

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Europe's eye on Mars: first stunning images from Mars Express

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Beat the Curse of Mars

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The European Space Agency has sent a spacecraft to Mars

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The mission: Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Europe is ready to fly to Mars