Tag Archive for 'Trace Gas Orbiter'

This image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on October 3, 2025 by the CaSSIS instrument aboard ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter. Image credit: ESA / TGO / CaSSIS.

Trace Gas Orbiter Captures New Images of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

Oct 8, 2025 by Natali Anderson

During its closest approach to Mars on October 3, 2025, 3I/ATLAS was 30 million km away from ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). This image of the...

This CaSSIS/TGO image shows chloride-bearing deposits (purplish, scaley wave) in Terra Sirenum, Mars. Image credit: ESA / TGO / CaSSIS.

ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter Spots Chloride-Bearing Deposits on Mars

Aug 13, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Chloride deposits are markers for early Mars’ aqueous past, with important implications for the understanding of the Martian climate and habitability....

This image, obtained by the High Resolution Stereo Camera aboard ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, shows Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire Solar System. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin.

Water Frost Deposits Spotted on Tropical Martian Volcanoes

Jun 11, 2024 by News Staff

Using high-resolution color images from ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express missions, planetary researchers have found evidence for morning...

This image shows an artist’s impression of what nightglow might look like to an astronaut in the polar winter regions of Mars at night. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech /Cornell University / Arizona State University / E.W. Knutsen.

ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter Observes Green Atmospheric Nightglow on Mars

Nov 13, 2023 by News Staff

The atmospheric nightglow is observed on Earth. On Mars, it was something expected, yet never observed in visible light until now. This image shows an...