Earlier I discussed some of the highlights of the #MarsExpress mission as a whole. Now, I want to share something I promised earlier this week: some of my favourite images taken by VMC @esamarswebcam! Heres a 'double vortex' in 2012 near the north polar cap (: ESA)

(I talked earlier in the week about what VMC is: https://twitter.com/People_Of_Space/status/1262373593062637568?s=20). In this thread I'll use a combination of VMC images available on Flickr & VMC images processed by our internal pipeline (but only where they are already in the public domain). Now: pictures of Mars!

Time for a close up! This is a photograph of Valles Marineris, taken by VMC in 2008 . Processed using our internal ESAC pipeline. (: ESA).

VMC managed to catch the caldera of Olympus Mons in October 2019! Processed using our internal ESAC pipeline. (: ESA).

Speaking of Olympus Mons, I love this image of a cloud over the volcano! (actually, I already shared it when discussing how we plan observations: https://twitter.com/People_Of_Space/status/1262496339071549441?s=20 ). Processed using our internal ESAC pipeline. (: ESA).

This is an image of the northern polar cap of Mars, taken in January of this year. I love seeing these images of the beautiful patterns visible! Processed using our internal ESAC pipeline. (: ESA).

The wonderful thing about VMC @esamarswebcam is how accessible the images are & have been for many years. @landru79 has produced some fantastic videos of VMC observations, including these videos of flybys over the North polar cap https://twitter.com/landru79/status/1219643223943065600?s=20

This is a great image from November 2019 to illustrate the fact that we can see 'twilight clouds' with VMC @esamarswebcam (the subject of our next study as a VMC team led by @jorgeherber!)

I love this image from 2017 showing a dust storm over the northern polar cap! Processed using our internal ESAC pipeline. (: ESA).

And finally, an extremely elongated cloud over Arsia Mons! @jorgeherber discussed this more in this EGU presentation: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-433.html#discussion. So tldr; #MarsExpress VMC @esamarswebcam has taken lots of amazing images of Mars, & I've shared some of my favourites here