21.10.2016 - 17:46 [ Ansa.it ]

ExoMars lander ‚crashed‘ onto Mars

„The data we have,“ Ferri said, „say the landing sequence worked up to the detachment of the parachute‘s back shield. At that point the ignition of the retro-rockets only worked for three seconds, then the online computer decided to turn them off“. This meant Schiaparelli was without retrorockets and „we suppose the lander simply crashed“.