Tag Archives: Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System

Trace Gas Orbiter: Dust devil detail

Posted on April 9, 2019 by rburnham

Mars may have a reputation for being a desolate world, but it is certainly not dead: its albeit thin atmosphere is still capable of whipping up a storm and, as this image reveals, send hundreds – maybe even thousands – … Continue reading →

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ExoMars: Images of InSight lander and more

Posted on March 14, 2019 by rburnham

Curious surface features, water-formed minerals, 3D stereo views, and even a sighting of the InSight lander showcase the impressive range of imaging capabilities of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. The ESA-Roscosmos Trace Gas Orbiter, or TGO, launched three years ago … Continue reading →

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ExoMars: Eberswalde Crater delta

Posted on February 4, 2019 by rburnham

This intricate structure of an ancient river delta once carried liquid water across the surface of Mars. The distinctive form of a delta arises from sediments that are deposited by a river as it enters slower-moving water, like a lake … Continue reading →

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Trace Gas Orbiter: Juventae Chasma’s layered mound

Posted on October 26, 2018 by rburnham

This striking view of layered sediments on Mars was captured by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter’s Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, CaSSIS, on 2 October 2018. The image, which covers an area 25 x 7 km wide, focuses on a … Continue reading →

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ExoMars: Measures radiation risk for Mars astronauts, watches dust storm subside

Posted on September 19, 2018 by rburnham

Astronauts on a mission to Mars would be exposed to at least 60% of the total radiation dose limit recommended for their career during the journey itself to and from the Red Planet, according to data from the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars … Continue reading →

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Trace Gas Orbiter: Frosty crater on Mars

Posted on September 17, 2018 by rburnham

This image shows the south-facing rim of a pit crater at 68°S in the Sisyphi Planum region of Mars. It is a colour composite made from images acquired on 2 September 2018 by the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, … Continue reading →

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ExoMars TGO: South polar layered deposits

Posted on June 4, 2018 by rburnham

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured this view of part of the south polar ice cap on Mars on 13 May 2018. The poles of Mars have huge ice caps that are similar to Earth’s polar caps in Greenland and … Continue reading →

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ExoMars TGO returns first images from orbit

Posted on April 26, 2018 by rburnham

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has returned the first images of the Red Planet from its new orbit. The spacecraft arrived in a near-circular 400 km altitude orbit a few weeks ago ahead of its primary goal to seek out … Continue reading →

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ExoMars: Aerobraking begins as TGO science checkout ends

Posted on March 16, 2017 by rburnham

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has completed another set of important science calibration tests before a year of aerobraking gets underway. The mission was launched a year ago this week, and has been orbiting the Red Planet since 19 October. … Continue reading →

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ExoMars: Noctis Labyrinthus stereo pair

Posted on March 15, 2017 by rburnham

ExoMars was launched on a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on 14 March 2016. Around seven months later, it arrived at Mars. As part of preparations for its main science mission to analyse the atmosphere for gases that may be … Continue reading →

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