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After Rough Descent, Europe's Mars Lander Is Probably Dead

Rebecca Boyle

at 10:39 AM Oct 21 2016

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Mars has apparently claimed another robotic explorer. Europe's Schiaparelli Mars lander is most likely dead on arrival, after something went wrong during its parachute flight and its hover-rockets didn't ignite for long enough.

Long Lost Beagle-2 Mars Lander Spotted By NASA Probe

logru712

at 10:22 AM Jan 19 2015

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Long Lost Beagle-2 Mars Lander Spotted By NASA Probe

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After more than 11 years of mystery, the European Space Agency has finally found their long lost Mars lander, the Beagle-2. The tiny spacecraft was recently spotted in high-resolution images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft that has been in Martian orbit since 2006.