🚀 10 years ago, our largest and most sophisticated martian explorer left Earth behind. To mark the launch anniversary, here are 5 remarkable things @esa's Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) was made for 🧵👇

Mapping trace gases  🗺️ 👀 TGO can detect gases at just a few parts per trillion. In 2021, it detected hydrogen chloride on Mars for the very first time.  Tracking these trace gases tells us how air circulates and how the atmosphere interacts with the martian surface below.

@esaspaceflight @esa Congratulations on the anniversary! Looking forward to more discoveries from TGO.

@esaspaceflight @esa Onboard CPU : ERC32/TSC69x family, a radiation-tolerant 32-bit #SPARC V7 #RISC by Temic (later Atmel / @MicrochipTech )

@esaspaceflight @esa Impressive TGO mission. Canada's declining budget shuts us out of this level of planetary exploration, which is why our best talent is relocating to the UAE for real opportunities.

@esaspaceflight @esa Awesome

@esaspaceflight @esa 👏

@esaspaceflight @esa Remarkable..

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