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Tag Archives: ExoMars
ExoMars: Trace Gas Orbiter images Phobos
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has imaged the martian moon Phobos as part of a second set of test science measurements made since it arrived at the Red Planet on 19 October. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), a joint endeavour … Continue reading
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Tagged CaSSIS, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Phobos, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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How Europe plans to land on Mars in 2021
Europe has been trying to land on Mars since 2003, but none of the attempts have gone exactly according to plan. A couple of months ago, the ExoMars Schiaparelli landing demonstrator crashed onto the planet’s surface, losing contact with its … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2020, ExoMars 2020 rover, Roscosmos
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HiRISE: Third image of Schiaparelli crash site
This is the third HiRISE image of the crash site of ESA’s Schiaparelli lander demonstration, and the second imaging capturing the lander site plus backshell and parachute in the central color stripe. [More at link]
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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, University of Arizona
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NASA radio on Trace Gas Orbiter aces relay test
Data from each of the two rovers active on Mars reached Earth last week in the successful first relay test of a NASA radio aboard Europe’s new Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). The transmissions from NASA rovers Opportunity and Curiosity, received … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Electra, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Science Laboratory, MER, MSL, NASA, Opportunity, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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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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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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