ExoMars mission set to arrive at Red Planet on October 19
Lander will touch down on Mars and a spacecraft will go into orbit around planet
![Schiaparelli lander, illustrated over Mars](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ticker_exomars_Schiaparelli_Trace_Gas_Orbiter_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
The Schiaparelli Mars lander, illustrated here separating from its mother ship, will land on the Red Planet October 19 and test technology for a future Mars rover.
ATG Medialab, ESA