These three animations give you an accurate visualisation of the three orbits that will be dedicated to the VMC Schools campaign next week. We’ll Ask the MEX team to explain these in detail during Friday’s ESAHangout. They are posted below in the order in which they’ll be flown.

What you see in them is VMC’s view of Mars during the observations.


Video 1 – DOY 145 (25 May) Orbits 14456,14457 14458 Starting at 05:25 to 21:00


Video 2 DOY 146 (26 May) Orbit 14459 Stating 03:00 – 08:00.


Video 3 Doy 146 (26 May) Orbit 14461 -14462 Starting 21:30 – 06:45