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. A lander called Beagle 2 failed to land. The orbiter is still in operation as of 2019, with operation planned into 2020 and further mission extensions possible. 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.

(Mars,probe,spacecraft,ESA) Further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express
Referenced by pages:
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Centre national d'ètudes spatiales (CNES)
European Space Agency (ESA)

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