Mars Science and Exploration After Mars Express
Dmitrij Titov (European Space Agency (ESA), Sun Yat-sen University)
Patrick Martin (European Space Astronomy Centre)
Colin Wilson (European Space Agency (ESA))
Olivier Witasse (European Space Agency (ESA))
Alejandro Cardesín-Moinelo (European Space Astronomy Centre, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC, Universidade de Lisboa)
Håkan Svedhem (TU Delft - Astrodynamics & Space Missions)
Claire Parfitt (European Space Agency (ESA))
Daniel Paardekooper (European Space Agency (ESA))
Jorge L. Vago (European Space Agency (ESA))
Elliot Sefton-Nash (European Space Agency (ESA))
Gerhard Kminek (European Space Agency (ESA))
Agustin Chicarro (European Space Agency (ESA))
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Abstract
Mars Express (MEX) is one of the most productive planetary missions of the European Space Agency (ESA). This low cost (∼150 M€) mission has been instrumental in shaping the planetary community in Europe and has contributed to paving the way for many subsequent ESA endeavours. During more than two decades, Mars Express has collected a wealth of data in all disciplines of Martian science. This paper concludes the Topical Collection “Mars Express: Pioneering Two Decades of European Science and Exploration of Mars” prepared under the auspices of the International Space Science Institute. It briefly describes various aspects of the mission (leaving details to dedicated articles), summarizes the major science achievements, discusses the lessons learned from 20 years of Mars Express operations, and bridges with future Mars science and exploration.
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