Mars Express

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Mars Express

(Mars probe launched by ESA in 2003)

The Mars Express is a Mars probe launched into Mars orbit in 2003 by the European Space Agency (ESA). A lander called Beagle 2 failed to land. The orbiter is still in operation as of 2025, with plans for future operation continuing into 2028. Instruments:

MARSIS - Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding.
OMEGA - Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité.
SPICAM - ultraviolet and infrared atmospheric spectrometer.
PFS - Planetary Fourier Spectrometer.
ASPERA - Analyzer of Space plasmas and Energetic Atoms.
HRSC - High Resolution Stereo Camera.
MELACOM - Mars Express Lander Communications.
MaRS - Mars Radio Science Experiment.
VMC - Visual Monitoring Camera.

(Mars,probe,spacecraft,ESA) Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_2
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Mars_Express
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/express/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004ESASP1240....3C/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022EPSC...16.1080M/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023EGUGA..25.8669M/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024SSRv..220...25C/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025SSRv..221...48M/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026SSRv..222...21B/abstract
Referenced by pages:
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Centre national d'ètudes spatiales (CNES)

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