ESA - Mars Express Mission patch.
June 22, 2015
From the highest volcano to the deepest canyon, from impact craters to ancient river beds and lava flows, this showcase of images from ESA's Mars Express takes you on an unforgettable journey across the Red Planet. Mars Express was launched on 2 June 2003 and arrived at Mars six-and-a-half months later. It has since orbited the planet nearly 12 500 times, providing scientists with unprecedented images and data collected by its suite of scientific instruments.
Mars Showcase
The data have been used to create an almost global digital topographic model of the surface, providing a unique visualisation and enabling researchers to acquire new and surprising information about the evolution of the Red Planet.
Artist's view of the Mars Express spacecraft. Image Credits: ESA/ATG Medialab
The images in this movie were taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera and the video was released by the DLR German Aerospace Center as part of the ten years of Mars Express celebrations in June 2013. The music has been created by Stephan Elgner of DLR's Mars Express planetary cartography team. DLR developed and is operating the stereo camera.
Mars Showcase HD video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOPUdZtnt24
Related links:
Looking at Mars: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express
High Resolution Stereo Camera: http://berlinadmin.dlr.de/Missions/express/indexeng.shtml
Behind the lens...: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Behind_the_lens
Frequently asked questions: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Frequently_asked_questions
ESA Planetary Science archive (PSA): http://www.rssd.esa.int/PSA
NASA Planetary Data System: http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mars_express/hrsc.htm
HRSC data viewer: http://hrscview.fu-berlin.de/
In depth:
Mars Express in depth: http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=9
Mars Express top 10 discoveries: http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=51820
Image (mentioned), Video, Text, Credits: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin (G. Neukum).
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