The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft is depicted in orbit around Mars in this artist's concept stereo illustration.
The spacecraft was launched June 2, 2003, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on a journey to arrive at Mars in December 2003.
This red-blue anaglyph artwork can be viewed in 3-D on your computer monitor or in color print form by wearing red-blue (cyan) 3-D glasses.
Mars Express is a mission of the European Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., supplied the receiver for the mission's Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding instrument.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Mars Express (MEX) | Mars Express |
Instrument Host | Mars Express Orbiter | |
Host Type | Orbiter | |
Instrument | ||
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Artwork, Color, Radar | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2003-10-22 | |
Date in Caption | 2003-06-02 | |
Image Credit | JPL/NASA/ESA | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04803 | |
Identifier | PIA04803 |