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The Schiaparelli impact crater on Mars. Source: NASA.

First close-up images of the Schiaparelli impact crater on Mars

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The image taken by NASA's MRO probe. The black dot is the estimated impact site, and at the bottom of the image you can see a white dot that represents the lander's parachute. These two dots do not appear in a previous photograph of the same area, taken by the probe in May. Source: Nas A.

The crash site of the Martian lander Schiaparelli has been discovered

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Simulation of the separation phase from the parachute, which according to the information sent from Schiaparelli was performed earlier than expected, and from that moment the landing began to operate incorrectly. Imaging: ESA.

Fear of losing the lander: Skiparelli's parachute broke off earlier than expected

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