Colin Wilson

Project Scientist, ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, European Space Agency. Visiting Scientist, Oxford University. Mars & Venus atmospheric science.

[ESA Science @esascience]

To increase the scientific return from our science missions, we're looking for scientists interested in research based on publicly available data in the ESA Space Science Archives.

Check out our Archival Research Visitor Programme 👉 https://t.co/x2244v2Nks

[ESA Science @esascience]

Did you know that Mars has clouds too? ☁️
And now you can explore them from home, with a new browsable collection of 20 years of cloud and storm images from our #MarsExpress.
More from @europlanetmedia 👉https://t.co/KtU5FtX06M

[Carole Mundell @cmundell.esa.int @CGMundell]

Phobos - Martian moon or captured Jovian comet?! Intriguing study by Prof Sonia Fornasier @LesiaAstro with @esa @esascience #MarsExpress mission showing surface properties akin to Comet 67P & other Jupiter comets. Important work for @mmx_jaxa_en landing.
https://t.co/6FveULFBf5

[Carole Mundell @cmundell.esa.int @CGMundell]

Fascinating discovery of possible lava flows on Venus from legacy Magellan data - augurs well for our upcoming @esa @esascience #EnVision mission to Venus that will map from upper atmosphere to planet core, with contributions from our @NASA friends. https://t.co/C3cDvs9sK1

[Colin Wilson @PlanetaryColin]

Stunning!

[ESA Science @esascience]

The many scars inflicted upon the 🔴 Red Planet have intriguing stories to tell.

Take a tour of the martian craters to discover their secrets, unveiled by @ESA_TGO 👇

[Springer Astronomy @SpringerAstro]

"Venus: Evolution Through Time" – #SpaceSciRev Topical Collection completed: https://t.co/GA7FctY8nh #OpenAccess
Start by reading the editors' introduction at https://t.co/Gacvhzba7x
@PlanetaryColin @SueSmrekar @WidemannThomas

[Royal Astronomical Society @RoyalAstroSoc]

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The brightest minds in the UK’s space industry will descend on @SpaceParkLeic for the British Planetary Science Conference 2024 @BPSC2024Leic from 19-21 June.

For more info, to register or submit an abstract ahead of the 3 May deadline, visit: https://t.co/QR5ImiYbaG

[Colin Wilson @PlanetaryColin]

@redplanet00 @esascience @DLR_de @DLR_en @FU_Berlin In particular, one of the images released there shows the different Phobos positions in the different colour channels:

[Colin Wilson @PlanetaryColin]

@redplanet00 @esascience @DLR_de @DLR_en @FU_Berlin Hi Fred!
You are of course correct. For this reconstructed colour image, Phobos was individually reconstructed in order to better simulate this view of Mars.
More detail is given at the HRSC team's pages about this release https://t.co/ggxBWJriPN.

[Thomas Widemann @WidemannThomas]

Ever wanted to dive deep into the #EnVisionMission and all its details?

Then have a look at the EnVision Study Definition Report, also known as the Redbook.

https://t.co/bEWvXFS9iu

This 175-page comprehensive document has just been published with the EnVision adoption by @esa.

[European Space Agency @esa]

🚨📢 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰!

Our 2024 graduate trainee positions are now open for applications. Opportunities are available in engineering, science, IT and business services. Ready to launch your career?

Look far, go farther 👉https://t.co/hFvt81w1DH #ESArecruits

[EnvisionVenus @envisionvenus]

It’s official, I have been adopted! Time to celebrate!

[Colin Wilson @PlanetaryColin]

This is very cool! Make sure to click on the link to view the clickable high-res image on ESA web site with annotations in interesting features https://t.co/yymxqqpIsM
and links to the underlying datasets at DLR for those interested :-)

[ESA Science @esascience]

Take another trip through Mars’s ‘labyrinth of night’ 🌚
It's a place unlike any other in the Solar System, with deep valleys and canyons stretching up to 30 km wide and 6 km deep.
Zoom in on a detailed new #MarsExpress image to explore it in all its glory👉https://t.co/cZwbLz2G7M
#SolarSystemExplorers

[European Space Agency @esa]

"We're dreaming of a red (?) #Christmas..." 🎶

This #MarsExpress image provides a perspective view of a festive silhouette – an angel near the martian south pole.

➡️ https://t.co/iJvp6b6HmG

[Carole Mundell @cmundell.esa.int @CGMundell]

The wonderful @esa #MarsExpress that celebrates 20 years in orbit around Mars tomorrow, 25 Dec!

[European Space History @ESA_History]

#MerryChrismas from #Mars!

#OTD 20 years ago, 25 December 2003, ESA's Mars Express entered orbit around the ‘Red Planet’, the first European spacecraft to do so, after a journey lasting 205 days and covering 400 million km.
🔗https://t.co/qqDsP7sqqR

[Colin Wilson @PlanetaryColin]

This is great! Always good to see more ways to access data from @ESA_TGO, alongside tools at @esapsanews

[JMARS @jmars_gis]

Want to see more Mars images?

We are happy to announce that JMARS now hosts the @ExoMars_CaSSIS image data up through November 2022. No need to update your JMARS version-- the new CaSSIS stamp layer is automatically available.

[ESA Operations @esaoperations]

Spacecraft fall silent as Mars disappears behind the Sun...

🌍📡❔ ---- ☀️ ---- 🛰️❕ 🔴 🛰️❕

https://t.co/B4fCdNWO1s

#MarsConjunction

[Human Spaceflight @esaspaceflight]

A green glow in the martian night.

This is how the sky might look like to an astronaut exploring the polar regions of #Mars. 👨🏽‍🚀🌌

For the first time, a visible nightglow has been detected in the martian atmosphere by the @ESA_TGO mission.

https://t.co/NR9zx8cwNJ

[ESA Operations @esaoperations]

Tonight, our beloved #MarsExpress makes its 2⃣5⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣th orbit of the Red Planet! 🔴🛰️

But what distance has it covered? Make a guess, or attempt a calculation! Answer revealed tomorrow.

At 00:55:07 CEST, #MarsExpress25000🥳