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Tag Archives: ExoMars 2016
ExoMars: CaSSIS sends first images from orbit
The Mars Camera, CaSSIS, on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured its first high resolution images of the Red Planet last week. The Bernese camera worked almost perfectly and has provided spectacular views of the surface. CaSSIS (Colour and Stereo … Continue reading
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Tagged CaSSIS, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Schiaparelli inquest makes progress
Good progress has been made in investigating the ExoMars Schiaparelli anomaly of 19 October. A large volume of data recovered from the Mars lander shows that the atmospheric entry and associated braking occurred exactly as expected. The parachute deployed normally … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Trace Gas Orbiter preps for first science observations
The ExoMars orbiter is preparing to make its first scientific observations at Mars during two orbits of the planet starting next week. The Trace Gas Orbiter, or TGO, a joint endeavour between ESA and Roscosmos, arrived at Mars on 19 … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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Opportunity report, Sol 4540, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society
November 5, 2016: Opportunity Scales Spirit Mound, Takes Shot at Schiaparelli: Deep in the western rim of Endeavour Crater at Cape Tribulation, Opportunity spent the month of October on Spirit Mound studying the rich yet familiar geology at the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitterroot Valley, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, Meridiani Planum, NASA, Opportunity, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, Spirit Mound, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars: Schiaparelli crash site in color
Editor note: See also HiRISE and Photojournal posts New high-resolution images taken by a NASA orbiter show parts of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module and its landing site in colour on the Red Planet. Schiaparelli arrived in the Meridiani Planum region … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Meridiani Planum, MRO, NASA, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter, University of Arizona
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HiRISE images the Schiaparelli crash site
[Editor note: More at the ExoMars and HiRISE sites] The most powerful telescope orbiting Mars is providing new details of the scene near the Martian equator where Europe’s Schiaparelli test lander hit the surface last week. An Oct. 25 observation … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Did computing error doom Schiaparelli?
[Editor note: Report by Elizabeth Gibney in Nature] Photos of a huge circle of churned-up Martian soil leave few doubts: a European Space Agency (ESA) probe that was supposed to test landing technology on Mars crashed into the red planet … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Video of Oct 20 Schiaparelli, TGO briefing
Video replay of ExoMars media briefing on 20 October at ESA’s Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, regarding Schiaparelli and the Trace Gas Orbiter. [Note: This briefing was held before the Schiaparelli crash site was imaged by the Context Camera on … Continue reading
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MRO spots Schiaparelli impact scar, parachute
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified new markings on the surface of the Red Planet that are believed to be related to ESA’s ExoMars Schiaparelli entry, descent and landing technology demonstrator module. Schiaparelli entered the martian atmosphere at 14:42 GMT … Continue reading
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NASA statement on ExoMars
“ESA and its international team have added an important achievement to the exploration of Mars by putting the Trace Gas Orbiter into orbit around the Red Planet as a platform for science investigation and communication infrastructure,” said Jim Green, director, … Continue reading
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