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Mars Lander Impact Site Seen from Orbit

Bad Astronomy - 22 Oct 2016 15:00
So, half of the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission went well the other day. The Trace Gas Orbiter is now circling the planet, and appears to be healthy and happy. Unfortunately, the Schiaparelli lander didn't do so well. Instead of gently touching down on the surface, an as-yet undetermined problem shut the landing rockets off while it was still two to four kilometers above the ground. It impacted at an estimated speed of 300 km/hr. That's 180 mph. Oof. The image above is from NASA's Mars R...
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