Tag Archives: Mars Express
Beagle 2 Mars Lander has been Found
11 years ago the UK Mars Lander Beagle 2 went missing. Today the UK Space Agency announced that Beagle 2 has been found on the Mars surface. Beagle 2 has partially deployed on the Mars surface. The...
India Launches Mission to Mars
This week was a big one for scientists in India as the country launched its first attempt at a mission to Mars. India wants to become only the fourth nation on Earth to reach Mars. India has a...
Visualized: On Mars, rivers are deep, mountains remain high
Mars Express' mooch around the red planet has yielded another set of snaps it felt worthy of adding to its Facebook wall. It's spent some time looking at the Reull Valliss, a dry river that runs for the better part of 932 miles (1,500km) through the Promethei Terra highlands -- and in some places is over 4.3 miles (7km) wide and nearly 1,000 feet (300m deep). Scientists think that at some point, there was plenty of water in the area, as the landscape shows signs of glaciation. Fancy a short game of amateur topographer? Check out the gallery we've got for you.
[Image Credit: ESA/DLR/FU, G. Neukum]
Via: Slashgear
Source: European Space Agency