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Tag Archives: ESA
ExoMars 2016: Landing site at Meridiani Planum
The ExoMars 2016 entry, descent, and landing demonstrator module, also known as Schiaparelli, will touch down on Meridiani Planum, a relatively smooth, flat region on Mars, on 19 October 2016. The landing is targeted to take place within the solid … Continue reading
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Tagged Endeavour Crater, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, Meridiani Planum, NASA, Opportunity, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars 2016: Fueling the orbiter
In March, Europe’s new era of Mars exploration begins with the launch of the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Schiaparelli. After a seven-month journey through space, Schiaparelli will separate from the orbiter on 16 October and head towards the planet’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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HRSC: Arda Valles
The Arda Valles region of Mars, comprising the network of drainage valleys seen in the left-hand portion of the image. The region lies on the western rim of an ancient large impact basin, which can be seen in the right-hand … Continue reading
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Tagged Arda Valles, channels, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, water
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ExoMars 2016: United they stand
The Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli are now in their launch configuration. The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft will remain united until 16 October, when the entry, descent and landing demonstrator module will separate from the orbiter to descend to the surface … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars 2016: Sealing Schiaparelli
The finishing touches are being made to the protective heat shield of Schiaparelli before it is joined to the Trace Gas Orbiter. A team of specialists from Airbus Defence and Space (Aquitaine), who arrived in Baikonur last week, have been … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars 2016: Schiaparelli lander fueled
The hazardous task of fuelling Schiaparelli, the ExoMars 2016 entry, descent, and landing demonstrator module, has been safely completed at Baikonur. The module now has sufficient fuel on board to power the thrusters it will use while descending through the … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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HRSC: Noctis Labyrinthus in perspective
A small portion of the vast Noctis Labyrinthus region, part of a complex graben system relating to volcanic activity in the Tharsis region. As the crust bulged it stretched apart nearby terrain, ripping fractures several kilometres deep and leaving blocks … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, Noctis Labyrinthus
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ESA: Trace Gas Orbiter gets a new FREND
The better of two flight models of FREND, the Fine Resolution Epithermal Neutron Detector, has been installed on the Trace Gas Orbiter during the launch preparation activities in Baikonur. The FREND instrument is one of four science instruments carried by … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Fine Resolution Epithermal Neutron Detector, FREND, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter & Schiaparelli lander module arrive at Baikonur
On 14 March, the launch window opens for ExoMars 2016, ESA’s next mission to Mars, composed of the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli. Last month, the two spacecraft left Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France, where they had been for … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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HiRISE: Landing site for ExoMars 2016
In March 2016, the European Space Agency in partnership with Roscosmos will launch the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. This orbiter will also carry an Entry, Descent, and Landing Demonstration Module (EDM): a lander designed primarily to demonstrate the capability to … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, Meridiani Planum, Opportunity, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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