Tag: ExoMars TGO
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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…