Mars in near real time Stunning time lapse and color pic marks European probes 20th anniversary

The Mars Express orbiter launched to the Red Planet on June 2, 2003. Twenty years later, ESA has delivered a high resolution color image of Mars along with a timelapse of webcam images that were released in near realtime. Credit: , footage courtesy: ESA, DLR, FU Berlin, G. Michael, CC BYSA 3. 0 IGO , edited by Steve