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Published online 4 November 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041101-14

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Mars Express pictures action of glaciers

Orbiter snaps martian canyons, while failed Beagle team fights for another chance.

The Mars Express spacecraft has returned stunning images of mountains and valleys that show signs of past volcanic activity, and suggest that glaciers once shaped the red planet's surface.

Meanwhile, the craft's former travelling companion, the lander Beagle 2, is still making waves despite having made no contact with its handlers since separating from its mother ship on 19 December 2003.

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