ESA - ExoMars - Archive

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The mission

The ExoMars programme comprises two missions: the first – the Trace Gas Orbiter – launched in 2016 while the second, carrying the Rosalind Franklin rover, will target launch in 2028. Together they will address the question of whether life has ever existed on Mars.

1st European rover
2 m rover drill depth
70m/sol driving on Mars

ExoMars

Oxia Planum map flyover

Science & Exploration

Best geological map for a European rover on Mars

26/03/2024 2818 views 15 likes

Mars during the 2023 solar conjunction

Enabling & Support

Spacecraft fall silent as Mars disappears behind the Sun

17/11/2023 6163 views 120 likes

Green glow in the martian night

Science & Exploration

A green glow in the martian night

10/11/2023 9121 views 103 likes

Science & Exploration

Giant solar eruption felt on Earth, Moon and Mars

02/08/2023 50575 views 245 likes

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter analyses the martian atmosphere

Science & Exploration

Unusual carbon balance at Mars explained by sunlight, finds…

31/05/2023 6517 views 16 likes

Deep drilling for Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover testing moves ahead and deep down

14/03/2023 4637 views 89 likes

Terrae Novae destinations: Mars

Science & Exploration

Europe’s Mars exploration

13/03/2023 7829 views 60 likes

Carrier module approaches Mars

Science & Exploration

FAQ: The ‘rebirth’ of ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin missi…

13/03/2023 6641 views 31 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Rover ready – next steps for ExoMars

28/03/2022 12028 views 201 likes

Amalia drives off

Science & Exploration

Steady driving towards ExoMars launch

18/01/2022 9691 views 72 likes

Valles Marineris

Science & Exploration

ExoMars discovers hidden water in Mars’ Grand Canyon

15/12/2021 89219 views 212 likes

Science & Exploration

Double drop test success for ExoMars parachutes

14/12/2021 6540 views 41 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Smart focus on Mars

04/11/2021 3354 views 69 likes

Drilling on Mars-like terrain

Science & Exploration

First deep drilling success for ExoMars

15/09/2021 9219 views 77 likes

Rover eyes

Science & Exploration

Science in motion for ExoMars twin rover

02/08/2021 3827 views 63 likes

Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars orbiter continues hunt for key signs of life on Mars

20/07/2021 5902 views 97 likes

Science & Exploration

First high-altitude drop test success for ExoMars parachute

02/07/2021 8604 views 66 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover twin begins Earth-based mission in ‘Mars Terr…

04/06/2021 7228 views 81 likes

ExoMars parachute after extraction

Science & Exploration

New ExoMars parachute ready for high altitude drop

21/05/2021 5557 views 40 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars goes for a spin

05/03/2021 8527 views 62 likes

ExoMars orbiter images Perseverance landing site

Science & Exploration

ExoMars orbiter images Perseverance at landing site

25/02/2021 39818 views 195 likes

Jezero Crater delta

Science & Exploration

Explore the Jezero neighbourhood

17/02/2021 18170 views 126 likes

True-colour image of Mars seen by OSIRIS

Enabling & Support

ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance landing

11/02/2021 25477 views 293 likes

ExoMars observing water in the martian atmosphere

Science & Exploration

ExoMars discovers new gas and traces water loss on Mars

10/02/2021 13142 views 93 likes

Rover control room

Science & Exploration

Rehearsing rover operations after landing

24/11/2020 1116 views 8 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachute testing moves forward

18/11/2020 8399 views 73 likes

ExoMars rover in Cannes

Science & Exploration

Exomars modules reunited

04/11/2020 1899 views 25 likes

From Earth to Mars

Science & Exploration

The way forward to Mars

01/10/2020 14437 views 94 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars captures spring in martian craters

04/08/2020 9751 views 181 likes

A Sherlock Holmes for Mars

Science & Exploration

A European dream team for Mars

30/07/2020 6568 views 66 likes

Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars finds new gas signatures in the martian atmosphere

27/07/2020 11397 views 108 likes

Rosalind Franklin

Science & Exploration

From Earth to Mars: Rosalind Franklin’s centenary of scienc…

23/07/2020 8073 views 97 likes

Artist's impression of the ExoMars Trace Gas orbiter spotting daylight green oxygen at Mars

Science & Exploration

ExoMars spots unique green glow at the Red Planet

15/06/2020 17445 views 119 likes

ExoMars rover leaves Toulouse

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover upgrades and parachute tests

15/05/2020 7502 views 79 likes

Mars landscape

Science & Exploration

Choosing rocks on Mars to bring to Earth

03/04/2020 8072 views 91 likes

ExoMars timeline

Science & Exploration

ExoMars to take off for the Red Planet in 2022

12/03/2020 7286 views 36 likes

ExoMars rover

Science & Exploration

Heads of ESA and Roscosmos discuss future of ExoMars

11/03/2020 4403 views 49 likes

Parachute bag

Science & Exploration

Promising progress for ExoMars parachutes

19/12/2019 8716 views 47 likes

Mars Express

Science & Exploration

ESA’s Mars orbiters did not see latest Curiosity methane bu…

13/11/2019 7565 views 62 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachute progress

15/10/2019 9892 views 104 likes

Science & Exploration

ExoMars rover ready for environment testing

27/08/2019 5858 views 60 likes

PanCam mast fitted to ExoMars rover

Science & Exploration

All instruments onboard Rosalind Franklin rover

20/08/2019 15580 views 108 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars parachute testing continues

12/08/2019 12003 views 78 likes

LaRa team beside thermal vacuum chamber

Enabling & Support

ExoMars radio science instrument readied for Red Planet

22/07/2019 6315 views 63 likes

ExoMars 2022 parachute deployment sequence

Science & Exploration

ExoMars 2020: progress and challenges

28/06/2019 8849 views 64 likes

Exomas lander platform

Science & Exploration

Call from Mars winners shortlisted

20/06/2019 3632 views 34 likes

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Enabling & Support

ExoMars orbiter prepares for Rosalind Franklin

30/05/2019 7402 views 103 likes

Martian moves under control on Earth

Science & Exploration

A European mission control for the martian rover

30/05/2019 7941 views 78 likes

Science & Exploration

Europe to Mars – and back!

27/05/2019 13284 views 120 likes

Moving the ExoMars Analytical Laboratory Drawer

Science & Exploration

ExoMars laboratory passes Red Planet simulation

08/05/2019 4598 views 43 likes

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