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Listening to an alien landing

During the Schiaparelli demo lander’s landing on #Mars later today, ESA and NASA orbiters and a powerful radio telescope in Pune, India, will listen in! When you’re landing on an alien planet, you need all the help you can get! Via ESA’s Rocket Science blog.

Listening to an alien landing

We’re listening! No matter what happens during the descent, it is critical to hear as much as possible about every step of the journey so we can maximise our learning from Schiaparelli.