News tagged with high resolution stereo camera
Phobos slips past Jupiter (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Earlier this month, ESA's Mars Express performed a special manoeuvre to observe an unusual alignment of Jupiter and the martian moon Phobos. The impressive images have now been processed into ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Rocky mounds and a plateau on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Mars Express set sail for the crater named after Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, it found a windblown plateau and mysterious rocky mounds nearby.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Volcanic ash in Meridiani Planum
Deposits of volcanic ash colour this view of the Meridiani Planum, as seen by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera. They also give clues to the prevailing wind direction in this region of Mars.
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May 12, 2010 |
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Phobos flyby season starts again
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today Mars Express began a series of flybys of Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. The campaign will reach its crescendo on 3 March, when the spacecraft will set a new record for the closest ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae
The Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera has imaged craters both young and old in this view of the Southern Highlands of Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Pioneering images of both martian moons (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the very first time, the martian moons Phobos and Deimos have been caught on camera together. ESA's Mars Express orbiter took these pioneering images last month. Apart from their ‘wow’ ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Mars: Chaotic terrain between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 06, 2009 |
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