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Phobos flyby images
15 March 2010
Images from the recent flyby of Phobos, taken on 7 March 2010 by the German Aerospace Center-operated High Resolution Stereo Camera, are being released today. The images show Mars’s rocky moon in exquisite detail, with a resolution of 4.4 metres per pixel, including the proposed landing sites for the forthcoming Phobos-Grunt mission. |
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Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae
3 February 2010
The German Aerospace Center (DLR)-operated High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the Mars Express orbiter has imaged craters, both young and old, in this view of the Southern Highlands of Mars. |
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DLR Mars Exhibition in Kobe, Japan
17 December 2009
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) Mars Exhibition will be hosted from 17 December 2009 to 31 January 2010 by the Kobe Science Museum. It shows fascinating high-resolution, large-format 3D images of Mars, taken by the German High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board the European orbiter, Mars Express. These are supplemented by a vast amount of information about the Red Planet, its moons and exploration efforts. |
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Martian moons Phobos and Deimos together in one image for the first time
11 December 2009
Ultimate precision is one of the most important prerequisites for successful space missions. The German Aerospace Center (DLR), in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) in Darmstadt, has now provided an impressive example of the perfect shot of an unusual object in the Solar System. For the first time, the two tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have been photographed together in a high-resolution image sequence. |
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Chaotic terrain between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae
6 November 2009
Mars Express flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) operated by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. |
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Rock formation on Mars a reminder of the collapse of the Berlin Wall
5 November 2009
The Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago. From 1961 to 1989, this concrete wall, many miles in length, divided not only a city but also the whole of Germany. A shattered rock formation on Mars is a reminder of the event that changed the world on 9 November 1989. 'Broken Wall' was the name given in 1997 by Berlin scientists at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to this 'wall rock', undoubtedly the furthest distant from the original wall. |
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