Tag: ExoMars TGO
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Interstellar Visitor Lights Up Mars Sky: First Close Look by ESA Orbiters
Rare Interstellar Visitor Captured by Mars Orbiters In a landmark moment for planetary science and astronomy, an interstellar comet—3I/ATLAS—passed close to Mars on October 3, offering a rare glimpse from Earth’s neighboring planet. The event marked only the third time humanity has observed a true interstellar object, following 1I/ʻOumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019). As the…
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Rare ESA Images Show Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Zooming Past Mars
ESA Captures a Stellar Visitor: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Near Mars The cosmos delivered a rare sight as an interstellar traveler known as 3I/ATLAS made a fleeting, high-speed passage near Mars. The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that its orbiting observers, notably the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and the Mars Express mission, managed to capture…
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Closest View: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Captured by Mars Orbiter
Introduction: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System Two Mars-orbiting spacecraft have offered the closest view yet of the mysterious interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS. In a concerted effort, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA’s fleet of robotic explorers captured fresh imagery as the comet passed near the Red Planet on its months-long journey through the…
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Closest view of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Mars orbiter
New milestone in interstellar exploration The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the closest images yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured during its pass by Mars on October 3. The images were taken by ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), with Mars Express contributing observations that, together, provide a unique glimpse of the mysterious visitor…