European Mars probe destroyed after crash
Using images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that its Schiaparelli Mars lander crashed violently on the Martian surface and possibly exploded on impact. Based on the markings on Mars' surface caused by the landing module, ESA estimated the lander dropped from a height of 2-4 kilometres, impacting at a speed greater than 300 kmph.