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Scientific exploitation of the Mars Express VMC camera
Image processing and analysis tools for the Visual Monitoring Camera of ESA's Mars Express mission, studying clouds, atmospheric dynamics, aerosols and the polar caps of Mars.
- My role
- Scientific research assistant (Planetary Sciences Group, UPV/EHU).
- Period
- 2016–2017
- Disclosure
- Public project
- Technologies
- Python
- Last reviewed
- 13 November 2026
Context
Mars Express is a European Space Agency mission dedicated to the study of Mars. Observations from the Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) were transformed and used to investigate the Martian atmosphere and surface phenomena.
Challenges
- 01Turning camera observations into scientifically usable data.
Solution & architecture
Image processing and analysis, scientific data interpretation, tools for working with the observation datasets, support for operations and observation planning, and analysis of cloud morphology, atmospheric dynamics and seasonal variation of aerosols and polar caps.
Key decisions
Not documented yet
Trade-offs
Not documented yet
Results
Results will be published once verified
Lessons learned
Not documented yet
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