Unlocking Martian data reveals mysteries of Red Planet

Cross-border and cross-disciplinary cooperation have enabled EU-funded researchers to build up one of the most comprehensive pictures of Mars to date, preparing future missions with new analytical tools and underlining the benefits of integral approaches to planetary exploration.

The UPWARDS project successfully analysed data from missions like the Mars Express to achieve new insights into the content of the planet’s subsoil and dust storms as well as the behaviour of water ice clouds and the exchange of methane between the interior of the planet and the atmosphere. New methods were developed to exploit data from the 2016 ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) mission, and to provide a frame of reference for future missions such as the ExoMars Rover operation.

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