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| Scientists at the European Space Agency have received no signal from the Schiaparelli module since it attempted a risky landing on the surface of Mars. ESA scientists are waiting for data from a probe in Mars’ orbit to confirm whether the craft landed safely. | Scientists at the European Space Agency have received no signal from the Schiaparelli module since it attempted a risky landing on the surface of Mars. ESA scientists are waiting for data from a probe in Mars’ orbit to confirm whether the craft landed safely. |
| The ground module of the joint European-Russian mission was supposed to land at 14:47 GMT, and the most immediate confirmation of success was to come through an array of radio telescopes located in India, but so far they have failed to provide a clear signal from the Schiparelli probe. The ESA has cautioned that this method of detection was still “experimental,” however. | |
| ESA Operations Control Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, will now rely on the Mars Express probe to beam back data from the landing module. A more definitive update is expected later on Wednesday. | |
| If successful, the Schiaparelli would be the first European probe to manage a soft landing on the Red Planet since the Soviet Mars 3, which lost signal within 15 seconds of hitting the surface in 1971. | |
| The previous European attempt in 2003, the Beagle 2, crash landed in what the project heads described as a “heroic failure.” | |
| The purpose of the ExoMars expedition, which also consists of an orbital module, is to determine if life was possible on Mars, through a thorough analysis of the gases in its atmosphere. | |
| READ MORE:ExoMars probe to touch down on Mars, paving way for future landings | READ MORE:ExoMars probe to touch down on Mars, paving way for future landings |