JPL Home Page JPL Earth JPL Solar System JPL Stars and Galaxies JPL Science & Technology U.S. Participation in Europe's Mars Express Home Page NASA Home Page Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Follow this link to skip to the main content
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
+ NASA Homepage
 
Mars Express
Overview Science Technology The Mission People Features Events Multimedia
Mars for Kids
Mars for Students
Mars for Educators
Mars for Press
+ Mars Home
Home
Orbit/Landing:
December 2003
Be A Martian
Mars Exploration Program
The Vision for Space Exploration
Spotlight on Mars
images from radar sounder instruments Mars Radar Opens a New Dimension in Planet Exploration - 04/17/08

A NASA and European partnership in use of radar to look beneath the surface of Mars is opening up the third dimension for planetary exploration.
Full Image and Caption >>
More Spotlights >>
Press Release >>
More at ESA >>
Recent News
Multimedia
Watch the animation 'Mars Radar Opens a Planet's Third Dimension'
Mars Radar Opens a Planet's Third Dimension
Watch the animation 'Deployment of Mars Express Radar Antenna Sections'
Deployment of Mars Express Radar Antenna Sections
Read more about 'Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars' Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars
Updated: Jan 9, 2008
As expected, scientists at JPL's Near-Earth Object Office have further refined the trajectory estimate for asteroid 2007 WD5 and ruled out any possibility of a Mars impact on Jan. >>
Read more about 'Alignment on December 24, 2007' Alignment on December 24, 2007
This is a special day that happens only every 26 months when Earth is exactly between the Sun and Mars. Find out more about opposition and experiment with Mars and Earth in their orbits. >>
Read the article 'Mars Express Probes Red Planet's Unusual Deposits' Radar Examines 'Stealth' Regions of Mars
The radar system on the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has uncovered new details about some of the most mysterious deposits on Mars: the Medusae Fossae Formation. >>
Read the article 'Mars' South Pole Ice Deep and Wide' Mars' South Pole Ice Deep and Wide
New measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water. The polar region contains enough frozen water to cover the whole planet in a liquid layer approximately 11 meters (36 feet) deep. >>
more news >>
All About Mars Express at the ESA Website
Credits Feedback Related Links Sitemap
USA Gov
National Aeronautics and Space Administration