We don't know if Mars lander 'survived'
Mission controllers were in the dark Thursday about the fate of a tiny European craft despatched to Mars as a trial run for a rover to follow in a quest for life on the Red Planet.
(AFP) Mission controllers were in the dark Thursday about the fate of a tiny European craft despatched to Mars as a trial run for a rover to follow in a quest for life on the Red Planet.
The paddling pool-sized "Schiaparelli" lander was scheduled to touch down at 14:48 GMT Wednesday after a scorching, supersonic dash through Mars' thin atmosphere to conclude a 496 million-km journey from Earth.
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