Mars Express And Trace Gas Orbiter – Status, Science Highlights, Plans
C.F. Wilson, D.V. Titov, Esa-Estec, Noordwijk Nl (Colin.Wilson@Esa.Int), P. Martin, A. Cardesinmoinelo, D. Frew, Esa-Esac, Villanueva De La Cañanda, Es, J. Carter, M. Giuranna, M Holmstrom, F.
Montmessin, R. Orosei, M Pätzold, T Roatsch, A. Sanchez-Lavega, O. Korablev, I. Mitrofanov, N. Thomas, A.-C. Vandaele.
Mars Express
With Almost Two Decades Of Mars Observation
Behind It, Mars Express Remains A Dependable And
Highly Productive Mission.
Recent Science Highlights Include (1) Continued
Mapping Of Subsurface Reflectors Beneath The South
Polar Layered Ice Deposits, And Associated Work To
Explain The Cause Of These Reflections; (2) A Global
Map Of Minerals On Mars With 200 M/Px Resolution,
Obtained From Analysis Of Infrared Spectra; (3) Release
Of 50 M Resolution Digital Elevation Models Based
On Hrsc Stereo Topography For Quadrangles Covering An Ever-Increasing Proportion Of The Global Surface; (4) Detailed Characterization Of The Landing Sites
Of The Esa, Nasa And Chinese Rovers; (5) A Global
Climatology Of Ozone And Water From Both Nadir And
Occultation Observations And Its Relation To Atmospheric Dust; (6) Transient Atmospheric Phenomena,
Such As A Recurrent Orographic Cloud Feature At Arsia
Mons; (7) Detailed Investigation Of The Ionospheric