http://webservices.esa.int/blog/blog/6 <p>The VMC: An ordinary camera in an extraordinary place!</p> <p>The Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) - known around here affectionately and unofficially as the 'Mars Webcam' - is back in action. The VMC is mounted on Mars Express, ESA's deep-space probe now orbiting the Red Planet. It originally provided simple, low-tech images of Beagle lander separation, and is now back in action as the 'Mars Webcam'. It's not a scientific instrument, but it does provide fantastic views of Mars - including crescent views of the planet not obtainable from Earth.</p> danielscuka 2013-02-15T16:38:19Z