The scientists of the European Space Agency (ESA) determined that a failure in the measuring system of the rotation could be the culprit of the accident during the landing of the module, Schiaparelli, which last October 19, it crashed on the surface of Mars, where he was to perform scientific tests.
In a press release, the ESA explained that a “saturation” of the Unit of Measurement of Inertia (IMU, for its acronym in English) could be behind the failed landing of Schiaparelli.
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That saturation of the IMU, which measures the speed of rotation of the vehicle, “occurred shortly after that desplegase parachute” to the height of 12 kilometres.
according to the ESA to be processed the information “wrong”, it generated an altitude estimated to be negative -below the level of the ground, which made the parachute and the backshell is desprendiesen prematurely and produce “a sudden activation of the engine brake” as if I had landed, when in reality I was still at an altitude of 3.7 km.
The director of the European Space Agency specialized in flights human and robotic exploration. David Parker said that “it Is still a conclusion very preliminary of our research". “only in 2017 will have a more complete view”, when you develop a report by an agency external researcher.
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although the landing failed, the ESA was denied on October to cross out of the failure of the mission Exomars -organized together with the agency Russian Roscosmos because the satellite ExoMars is still orbiting around Mars, ready to make observations.
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