European Mars Lander Crash Caused by 1-Second Glitch: ESA
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 13:31
in Astronomy & Space
The crash of Europe's Schiaparelli Mars lander on Oct. 19 followed an unexplained saturation of the probe's inertial measurement unit, which delivered bad data to the lander’s computer and forced a premature release of its parachute.