Mars Science and Exploration After Mars Express

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.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
Space Science Reviews
Published
2025-12-19
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-025-01225-y
Citations
1
Primary Topic
Planetary Science and Exploration
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
1.15
Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

Mars Science and Exploration After Mars Express

Claire Parfitt, Colin Wilson, Jorge L. Vago, D. M. Paardekooper et al.
1 citations
Space Science Reviews
Planetary Science and Exploration
1.15
article

Mars Science and Exploration After Mars Express

Claire Parfitt, Colin Wilson, Jorge L. Vago, D. M. Paardekooper, Alejandro Cardesín‐Moinelo, Olivier Witasse, D. V. Titov, E. Sefton‐Nash, Gerhard Kminek, H. Svedhem, Patrick Martin, A. F. Chicarro
article en
1 citations

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.

Space Science ReviewsVol. 222(1)
Sun Yat-sen University (CN), Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (PT), European Space Astronomy Centre (ES), Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (ES), European Space Research and Technology Centre (NL), Delft University of Technology (NL)
Openalex Percentile: Top 14%
Planetary Science and Exploration
1.15
DOIOpen Access PDFOpenAlex
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.