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A new photo from the crash site of Schiaparelli on Mars

Новый снимок с места падения Schiaparelli на МарсеThe pictures were taken by the orbiting Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 1 November 2016.

The European space Agency released a new photo from the crash site of the apparatus. The image shows details of the impact crater.

The pictures were taken by the orbiting Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 1 November 2016. Thanks to the addition of several images taken through different filters, better are distinguishable, some of the details.

A series of white spots around the impact crater, according to scientists, not noise, but real objects. Rather, they represent fragments of Schiaparelli

During the time elapsed between shots, changed the shape of the parachute, which was down the module. According to experts, the most obvious explanation is the displacement due to the Martian wind.

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