There are also paler regions that contain clay and sulfate minerals, possibly suggesting the presence of water.
ESA also celebrated the 2oth birthday of the orbiter with itsfirst-ever livestreamof the planet.
When Mars Express was sent into space in 2003, it had a life expectancy of 687 Earth days.
Photo: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / G. Michael (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)
With its presence in space, over 170 PhD students were trained and over 1,800 papers were published.
The European Space Agency (ESA) released new photos of Mars.
Photo: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / G. Michael (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)
Photo: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / MOLA Science Team (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)
Photo: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / G. Michael (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)
