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

Joined February 2011
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Colin Wilson retweeted
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 👉 cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/visi…
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Colin Wilson retweeted
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 👉europlanet-society.org/cloud…
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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. arxiv.org/abs/2403.12156
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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. esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
Magellan images reveal recent lava flows on Venus, can we get some follow-up mission up in here? sciencenews.org/article/venu…
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Stunning!
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 👇
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"Venus: Evolution Through Time" – #SpaceSciRev Topical Collection completed: link.springer.com/journal/11… #OpenAccess Start by reading the editors' introduction at doi.org/10.1007/s11214-024-0… @PlanetaryColin @SueSmrekar @WidemannThomas
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Colin Wilson retweeted
🚀 🚀 🚀 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: bpsc2024.le.ac.uk/registrati…
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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. bit.ly/EnVisionRedBook This 175-page comprehensive document has just been published with the EnVision adoption by @esa.
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🚨📢 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 👉esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_… #ESArecruits
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Colin Wilson retweeted
It’s official, I have been adopted! Time to celebrate!
📢 @ESA adopts two ambitious space science missions: Venus voyager #EnVision and gravitational wave surfer #LISA. “These trailblazing missions will take us to the next level in two extraordinarily exciting areas of space science and keep European researchers at the forefront of these domains,” says ESA Director of Science @CGMundell The ‘adoption’ step recognises that the missions' concept and technology are sufficiently advanced, and gives the go-ahead to build the instruments and spacecraft. Both spacecraft are planned to launch with an #Ariane6
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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 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image… and links to the underlying datasets at DLR for those interested :-)
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👉esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image… #SolarSystemExplorers
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"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. ➡️ esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
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Colin Wilson retweeted
The wonderful @esa #MarsExpress that celebrates 20 years in orbit around Mars tomorrow, 25 Dec!
"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. ➡️ esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image…
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Colin Wilson retweeted
#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. 🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
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This is great! Always good to see more ways to access data from @ESA_TGO, alongside tools at @esapsanews
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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.
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Spacecraft fall silent as Mars disappears behind the Sun... 🌍📡❔ ---- ☀️ ---- 🛰️❕ 🔴 🛰️❕ esa.int/Enabling_Support/Ope… #MarsConjunction
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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. esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
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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🥳
16% 10 x distance of 🌏 to 🌙
58% 10 x distance of 🌏 to 🌞
26% 10 x distance 🌞 to Pluto
556 votes • Final results
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Colin Wilson retweeted
#JobAlert You have until 18 October to apply for the #ArchiveScientist position we have available. 📍 ESAC, #Spain 🎯 #Mars missions ℹ️ Conditions 👉 jobs.esa.int/job/Villanueva-… #ESArecruits
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