Europe’s doomed Mars lander is seen in color for the first time

NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

The camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE camera continues to capture images of the European Space Agency's Schiaparelli lander on the surface of Mars, revealing new details about the spacecraft's demise.

By comparing images taken on October 25 and November 1, the camera found the outline of the spacecraft's parachute had shifted, almost certainly due to winds at the red planet's surface. Because the HiRISE camera was able to image the crash site through three filters, it was also able to produce a color image of the spacecraft.