Mission scientists await signal from Mars lander
ExoMars probe went silent before touchdown
![illustration of Schiaparelli lander](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ticker_Schiaparelli_with_parachute_deployed.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
Researchers are waiting to hear from the Schiaparelli Mars lander (illustrated above), which went silent a few minutes before its scheduled landing on the Red Planet.
ESA, ATG Medialab