Past

PFS – Past Achievements


		11 November 2005 – PFS on Mars Express makes non-LTE observations The PFS has made observations of the non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (LTE) emission by CO and CO2 molecules in the upper atmosphere of Mars.


		20 May 2005 – Methane on Mars The PFS on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft has detected methane on Mars. Methane is a possible ‘biomarker’ of extinct or present life on Mars.


		23 April 2005 – Measuring the Martian weather The atmosphere of Mars is about a hundred times thinner than that of Earth, but the planet still manifests distinct weather patterns.