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This remarkable image of "Dust Devil Frenzy" was taken in the Mars area of Terra Sabaea, west of Augakuh Vallis. This mysterious model rests on the crest of a ridge and would be the result of the activity of the devil's dust – essentially the convergence of hundreds, if not thousands, of smaller Martian tornadoes.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
Here is Mars as you have never seen before. From dunes and Martian dust devils to incredible craters, to the photo of NASA's recently landed InSight mission, a treasure trove of images captured by the European and Russian satellite currently in orbit around Mars has just been released.
What does the ExoMars Orbiter do?
The Orbiter ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, set on Mars since October 2016 by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Space Agency Roskosmos, is currently researching methane, but it is also taking fantastic pictures with his camera CaSSIS (color imaging system and surface stereo).
InSight is depicted here as a slightly brighter spot in the center of the dark spot created when the LG shot its retro rockets just before landing in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars, and disrupted the dust of surface. The heat shield released just before landing is also visible on the edge of a crater, as well as the bottom used to protect the undercarriage during descent.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
Hello Insight!
An image even shows the NASA InSight lander, which landed on Mars November 26, 2018 to study the interior of the planet. This is the first time a European instrument has identified a lander on the red planet. InSight is in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars.
This "salty sulphate" image covers part of the 100-km-wide Columbus crater wall terraces located in Terra Sirenum in the southern hemisphere of Mars. The picture was taken on January 15, 2019.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
ExoMars will eventually have its own robot rover
The Orbiter ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (including the Lander Schiaparelli it's crashed in the downhill in 2016) is in fact only part of a much larger mission. Another part of ExoMars is a platform on the surface of Mars that will see a six-wheel moving surface drill for rock samples. He will also have a panoramic camera and a close-up camera. In this way, it's a bit like InSight, which is currently trying to drill holes in the Martian surface.
the The ExoMars rover calls Rosalind Franklin, after the pioneer of DNA. It will be launched in 2020 and will arrive on Mars in 2021.
"South Polar Polar Lands" shows the edge of a stratified mound in the Burroughs crater on Mars. It is located about 200 km northwest of the northern limit of the southern polar ice cap of the planet.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
Does ExoMars work with InSight?
Yes. It monitors the surface of Mars around InSight and will help search for impact sites if InSight detects meteorite impacts during its mission. "The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is [also] used to relay InSight data to the Earth, "explains Nicolas Thomas, & nbsp; CaSSISPrincipal Investigator, University of Bern, Switzerland. "Because of this function, to avoid uncertainties in communications, we had not been able to direct the camera to the landing site.We had to wait for the landing site go directly under the probe to get this image. "
TGO will also serve as a data relay for the ExoMars rover when it arrives on Mars in 2021.
This image of a 4 km wide crater was taken on November 18, 2018. This slice of Mars lies just northeast of the largest well-preserved impact basin of Mars, Hellas, in the highlands of the south of the planet.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
The whole treasure of ExoMars
"The image of the landing site InSight is only one of the many very high quality images we have received," said Nicolas. "All the images we share today are among the best in recent months."
You can find the complete showcase of all images of the ExoMars Orbiter here.
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This remarkable image of "Dust Devil Frenzy" was taken in the Mars area of Terra Sabaea, west of Augakuh Vallis. This mysterious model rests on the crest of a ridge and would be the result of the activity of the devil's dust – essentially the convergence of hundreds, if not thousands, of smaller Martian tornadoes.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
Here is Mars as you have never seen before. From dunes and Martian dust devils to incredible craters, to the photo of NASA's newly-landed InSight mission, a trove of images captured by Europe and the orbiting Russian satellite in orbit has just been released.
What does the ExoMars Orbiter do?
The Orbiter ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, set on Mars since October 2016 by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Space Agency Roskosmos, is currently researching methane, but it is also taking fantastic pictures with his camera CaSSIS (color imaging system and surface stereo).
InSight is depicted here as a slightly brighter spot in the center of the dark spot created when the LG shot its retro rockets just before landing in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars, and disrupted the dust of surface. The heat shield released just before landing is also visible on the edge of a crater, as well as the bottom used to protect the undercarriage during descent.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
Hello Insight!
An image even shows the NASA InSight lander, which landed on Mars November 26, 2018 to study the interior of the planet. This is the first time a European instrument has identified a lander on the red planet. InSight is in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars.
This "salty sulphate" image covers part of the 100-km-wide Columbus crater wall terraces located in Terra Sirenum in the southern hemisphere of Mars. The picture was taken on January 15, 2019.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
ExoMars will eventually have its own robot rover
The ExoMars Tracer Gas Orbiter (of which the Schiaparelli LG crashed downhill in 2016) is actually just one part of a much larger mission. Another part of ExoMars is a platform on the surface of Mars that will see a six-wheel moving surface drill for rock samples. He will also have a panoramic camera and a close-up camera. In this way, it's a bit like InSight, which is currently trying to drill holes in the Martian surface.
The ExoMars rover is named Rosalind Franklin, according to the pioneer of DNA. It will be launched in 2020 and will arrive on Mars in 2021.
"South Polar Polar Lands" shows the edge of a stratified mound in the Burroughs crater on Mars. It is located about 200 km northwest of the northern limit of the southern polar ice cap of the planet.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
Does ExoMars work with InSight?
Yes. It monitors the surface of Mars around InSight and will help search for impact sites if InSight detects meteorite impacts during its mission. "The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is [also] used to relay the data of InSight on Earth, "says Nicolas Thomas, senior researcher at CaSSIS, University of Bern in Switzerland. "Because of this function, to avoid uncertainties in communications, we had not been able to direct the camera to the landing site.We had to wait for the landing site go directly under the probe to get this image. "
TGO will also serve as a data relay for the ExoMars rover when it arrives on Mars in 2021.
This image of a 4 km wide crater was taken on November 18, 2018. This slice of Mars lies just northeast of the largest well-preserved impact basin of Mars, Hellas, in the highlands of the south of the planet.ESA / Roscosmos / CaSSIS, CC IOS 3.0
The whole treasure of ExoMars
"The image of the landing site InSight is only one of the many very high quality images we have received," said Nicolas. "All the images we share today are among the best in recent months."
You can find the complete showcase of all images of the ExoMars orbiter here.
Wishing you a clear sky and big eyes
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Follow me on Twitter @jamieacarter, @TheNextEclipse or read my other articles from Forbes via my profile page.