PIA04803: Mars Express, 3-D Artist's Concept


Mars Express, 3-D Artist’s Concept

Caption:

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.

Background Info:

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.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
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