Schiaparelli?s descent to Mars
Visualisation of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module entering and descending through the martian atmosphere to land on Mars.
Schiaparelli will enter the atmosphere at about 21 000 km/h and in less than six minutes it will use a heatshield, a parachute and thrusters to slow its descent before touching down in the Meridiani Planum region close to the equator, absorbing the final contact with a crushable structure.
The entire process will take less than six minutes: the animation has been sped up.
Schiaparelli is set to separate from the Trace Gas Orbiter on 16 October, after a seven-month cruise together through space, and will enter the atmosphere on 19 October at 14:42 GMT.
For an overview of the key timings and altitudes corresponding to the events portrayed in this animation see the Schiaparelli descent sequence graphic: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/02/ExoMars_2016_Schiaparelli_descent_sequence_16_9
Both Schiaparelli and the Mars scenery in this animation were computer generated.
More about ExoMars:
http://www.esa.int/exomars
ExoMars FAQ:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/ExoMars_frequently_asked_questions
it crushed get over it
Why there is a heat trail? Is there an atmosphere?
estan preparando la mentira que van a decir
?por que no escribes en ruso!,,,,p
ESA mission is hoax like all apollo missions- stealing taxpayers money to make cartoons for the moron millions- research and ask for tangible evidence. Wake up people a pie dish flies to Mars- LOL
But what its purpose is? Can it move, or examine the surroundings?
Hacerlo habitable es una tarea de descongelaci?n del agua bajo su superficie y otros inconvenientes…
Looks like it's tumbling a lot…
algo no cuadra, porque la NASA siempre dice que marte tiene la capa de ozono casi inexistente y en las simulaciones siempre parece entrar en una capa de ozono algo densa y con que se supone que hace fricci?n el paraca?das si no hay oxigeno? no deberia ser asi, bueno todos sabemos que dicen puras mentiras
They forgot to add the explosion
Watching this in 2018 and instantly reminded of the lovely crater on mars
you forgot one step
BOOM
aaaaaand its gone
aaaaand it crashed lol
Not exactly how it happened