Following in-depth analyses performed after the deployment of the first MARSIS antenna boom on board Mars Express, ESA has decided to proceed with the deployment of the second 20-metre antenna boom. The full operation will be performed during a time frame starting 13 June and nominally ending on 21 June.
Deployment of second MARSIS boom delayed
The deployment of the second antenna boom of the Mars Express Sub-Surface Sounding Radar Altimeter (MARSIS) science experiment has been delayed pending investigation of an anomaly found during deployment of the first antenna boom.
Mars Express radar to be deployed in May
Following green light for the deployment of ESA
The mesas of Aureum Chaos
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA
Students and young professionals from Europe and Canada design planetary habitats
The MoonMars Habitat Student Design Workshop is underway at ESA/ESTEC
First Habitat Design Workshop: Call for applicants
In April, 30 students from across Europe will take part in the Habitat Design Workshop to be held in the Erasmus User Centre at ESA
Glacial, volcanic and fluvial activity on Mars
Images taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA
Science from Mars Express after one year in orbit
After reaching its observational orbit around Mars a year ago, ESA
Green light for deployment of ESA’s Mars Express radar
The European Space Agency has given the green light for the MARSIS radar on board its Mars Express spacecraft to be deployed during the first week of May. Assuming that this operation is successful, the radar will finally start the search for subsurface water reservoirs and studies of the Martian ionosphere. ESA’s decision to deploy MARSIS follows eight months of intensive computer simulations and technical investigations on both sides of the Atlantic. These were to assess possible harmful boom configurations during deployment and to determine any effects on the spacecraft and its scientific instruments.