Vega VV02 ready for liftoff

ESA’s Vega VV02 rocket is ready for liftoff, 4 May, 2013 (GMT). Vega VV02 is the…

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul and the surrounding area in northwestern Turkey are captured in this image acquired by Envisat’s MERIS…

Vega VV02 all set for launch

ESA’s Vega VV02 rocket is fully assembled in its mobile gantry, 3 May, 2013. Vega VV02…

About GMES and data: geese and golden eggs

The expected economic advantages deriving from a free and open policy for Sentinel data are graphically…

Sulci Gordii topography

This colour-coded overhead view is based on an ESA’s Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera digital…

Inside Sulci Gordii

Close-up of the ‘sulci’ features that define Sulci Gordii. Sulci are roughly parallel sets of ridges…

Sulci Gordii close-up

This image focuses on a region on the western limb of Sulci Gordii (top centre-right on…

Sulci Gordii

ESA’s Mars Express imaged the Sulci Gordii region of Mars with its High Resolution Stereo Camera…

Channels and fractures in Sulci Gordii

This perspective view focuses on the southernmost portion of Sulci Gordii, which highlights jagged fractures and…

Sulci Gordii in context

Sulci Gordii was imaged by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express on 23…