Sudden impact? Latest data points to parachute problem for ESA's Mars lander [feedly]

Sudden impact? Latest data points to parachute problem for ESA's Mars lander
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ESA's Schiaparelli lander module remains out of contact while mission control in Germany seeks answers as to the fate of the unmanned probe. Data transmitted today from the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) mothership suggests Schiaparelli's parachute may have opened too early during atmospheric entry on October 19 causing the module to crash on the surface of the Red Planet.

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