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Mars Express Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit

Name: Mars Express Begins Next Year in Mars Orbit
Start: 2025-12-25T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2025-12-25T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Mars Orbit

December 25, 2025

ESA spacecraft surpasses 22 full years / starts 23rd year in Mars orbit today; will continue to study Mars atmosphere & climate, planet structure, mineralogy, geology, and to search for traces of water; launched June 2, 2003 and arrived at Mars in Dec 2003.