Emily Lakdawalla • Jun 16, 2016
ExoMars sights Mars
Today ESA released ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter's first photo of Mars, taken from a distance of 41 million kilometers. It's no more detail than you can get through a pair of a binoculars, just a little taste of what's to come.
![ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter cruise image of Mars](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_537x537_crop_center-center_line/20160616_TGO_s_first_image_of_Mars.png 537w)
The original photo had only about 15 pixels across Mars' disk; it's been enlarged here. I couldn't resist playing with the photo a little, reducing it to its original resolution and, because why not, coloring it in a Mars color.
![Cruise image of Mars by ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (colorized)](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_537x537_crop_center-center_line/20160616_TGO_s_first_image_of_Mars_play.png 537w)
ExoMars will enter orbit on October 19. A major trajectory correction maneuver is planned for July 28. Go ExoMars!
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