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Tag Archives: MEX
HRSC: A record of ancient tectonic stress
Sets of ridges and troughs some 1000 km north of the giant Olympus Mons volcano contain a record of the intense tectonic stresses and strains experienced in the Acheron Fossae region on Mars 3.7–3.9 billion years ago. This scene, captured … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheron Fossae, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, faulting, FU Berlin, graben, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, tectonics
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HRSC: Buried glaciers on Mars
This jumble of eroded blocks lies along the distinctive boundary between the Red Planet’s southern highlands and the northern lowlands, with remnants of ancient glaciers flowing around them. This boundary is one of the oldest and most prominent features on … Continue reading
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Tagged Colles Nili, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, glaciers, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX
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HRSC: Mawrth Vallis mosaic
Sculpted by ancient water flowing on the surface, Mawrth Vallis is one of the most remarkable outflow channels on Mars. The valley, once a potentially habitable place, is one of the main features of a region at the boundary between … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2020, ExoMars 2020 rover, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, landing sites, Mars Express, Mawrth Vallis, MEX
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ExoMars: Spotlight on Schiaparelli’s landing site
Schiaparelli, the Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module of the joint ESA / Roscosmos ExoMars 2016 mission, will target the Meridiani Planum region for its October landing, as seen in this mosaic created from Mars Express images. The landing ellipse, … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, Meridiani Planum, MEX, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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HRSC: MEX spies nameless, ancient impact crater
This striking perspective view from ESA’s Mars Express shows an unnamed but eye-catching impact crater on Mars. This region sits south-west of a dark plain named Mare Serpentis (literally ‘the sea of serpents’), which in turn is located in Noachis … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mare Serpentis, Mars Express, MEX, Noachis Terra
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NASA extends MAVEN and other Mars missions
Based upon the 2016 Planetary Mission Senior Review Panel report, NASA this week directed nine extended missions to plan for continued operations through fiscal years 2017 and 2018. Final decisions on mission extensions are contingent on the outcome of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Express, Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, MAVEN, MER, MEX, MRO, MSL, Opportunity
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ExoMars: A little help from friends
ESA’s first Mars orbiter will provide an important helping hand when the second arrives at the Red Planet in October. Following lift off in March, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and the Schiaparelli lander are now enroute to Mars, with … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Mars Express, MEX, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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Mars Express: Mars Webcam goes pro
A modest ‘webcam’ on Mars Express has proven useful for outreach, education and citizen-science. Now ESA have decided to adopt it as a professional science instrument. Mars Express was launched in 2003 with a simple, low-resolution camera to provide visual … Continue reading
Mars mystery plumes caused by space weather?
Mysterious high-rise clouds seen appearing suddenly in the martian atmosphere on a handful of occasions may be linked to space weather, say Mars Express scientists. [The results are published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Amateur astronomers using telescopes on … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, ESA, European Space Agency, ionosphere, Mars Express, MEX, plume, solar activity, solar coronal mass ejections, solar energetic particles, solar flares, solar wind
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Mars Express: Cut crater in Memnonia Fossae
An extensive network of fault lines cut through this region of Mars, including one that slices clean through an ancient 52 km-wide crater. The fault network is likely linked to the formation of the Tharsis Bulge, a region to the … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, faulting, FU Berlin, graben, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, Memnonia Fossae, MEX, tectonics
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