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RIP Schiaparelli
Topic Started: Oct 28 2016, 06:34 PM (99 Views)
George K
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Finally
A new crater on Mars.
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This one was made by the Schiaparelli spacecraft when it hit the surface hard after a systems malfunction.

The pictures -- taken by a NASA Mars orbiter this week -- reveal the final resting place of the Mars lander, reported lost by the European Space Agency earlier this month.

They also hint at the violence of the impact made by the speeding Schiaparelli at the end of its fiery plunge through the martian atmosphere.
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The probe was equipped with nine thrusters that were due to be activated for the last 30 seconds to help cushion the landing. While they were confirmed to have been briefly activated, the agency believes they may have switched off sooner than expected.

After monitoring its descent, scientists at mission control in Darmstadt, Germany, did not get a signal back from the 1,272 pound (577 kilogram) probe.
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Copper
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Mars is hard.
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Larry
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True... that's why I prefer Hersheys....
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