Mars Orbiter
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is currently about 237,975,885 kilometres from Earth, or 1.591 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 13.2 minutes out. It is 1.571 astronomical units from the Sun.
Hunts for trace gases like methane that could hint at geological or biological activity, and maps shallow subsurface water ice.
Found hidden water ice deposits in the Valles Marineris region.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 237,975,885 km (1.591 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 235,010,106 km (1.571 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 13.2 minutes
The mission
- Status
- Operational
- Operator
- ESA / Roscosmos
- Launched
- 2016
- Operating
- Mars