Schiaparelli EDM lander
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The Schiaparelli EDM lander was a European Space Agency test lander designed to demonstrate entry, descent, and landing technologies for future Mars missions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schiaparelli | 2 |
| Schiaparelli EDM lander canonical | 2 |
| EDM (Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4065448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schiaparelli EDM lander Context triple: [ExoMars programme, componentMission, Schiaparelli EDM lander]
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A.
Beagle 2 lander
Beagle 2 lander was a British-built Mars lander designed for the European Space Agency’s Mars Express mission to search for signs of past or present life on the Martian surface.
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B.
InSight Mars lander
The InSight Mars lander was a NASA robotic mission designed to study the interior structure and seismic activity of Mars to better understand the formation and evolution of rocky planets.
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C.
Rosalind Franklin rover
The Rosalind Franklin rover is a European Space Agency Mars exploration vehicle designed to search for signs of past or present life beneath the Martian surface.
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D.
Mars Express
Mars Express is a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2003 to study Mars’ atmosphere, surface, and subsurface from orbit.
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E.
Hermes spacecraft
The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schiaparelli EDM lander Target entity description: The Schiaparelli EDM lander was a European Space Agency test lander designed to demonstrate entry, descent, and landing technologies for future Mars missions.
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A.
Beagle 2 lander
Beagle 2 lander was a British-built Mars lander designed for the European Space Agency’s Mars Express mission to search for signs of past or present life on the Martian surface.
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B.
InSight Mars lander
The InSight Mars lander was a NASA robotic mission designed to study the interior structure and seismic activity of Mars to better understand the formation and evolution of rocky planets.
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C.
Rosalind Franklin rover
The Rosalind Franklin rover is a European Space Agency Mars exploration vehicle designed to search for signs of past or present life beneath the Martian surface.
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D.
Mars Express
Mars Express is a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2003 to study Mars’ atmosphere, surface, and subsurface from orbit.
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E.
Hermes spacecraft
The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars lander
ⓘ
planetary lander technology demonstrator ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| actualImpactSite | Meridiani Planum ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
COMARS+ sensors
ⓘ
DREAMS meteorological package ⓘ INRRI retroreflector ⓘ |
| communicationLink |
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
ⓘ
surface form:
Trace Gas Orbiter
|
| countryOfAgency | Europe ⓘ |
| designedFor |
demonstration of Mars descent technologies
ⓘ
demonstration of Mars entry technologies ⓘ demonstration of Mars landing technologies ⓘ |
| designedLifetimeAfterLanding | a few days ⓘ |
| destination | Mars ⓘ |
| entryDate | 2016-10-19 ⓘ |
| failureCause |
inertial measurement unit saturation leading to erroneous altitude estimate
ⓘ
premature shutdown of descent engines ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
aeroshell
ⓘ
braking thrusters ⓘ crushable structure ⓘ parachute system ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | ESA accident investigation board ⓘ |
| imageCapturedBy |
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
|
| impactVelocity | high, non-survivable ⓘ |
| intendedLandingSite | Meridiani Planum ⓘ |
| lastContactDate | 2016-10-19 ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2016-03-14 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Proton rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Proton-M
|
| mass | approximately 577 kg ⓘ |
| missionType |
Entry, Descent and Landing demonstrator
ⓘ
technology demonstration mission ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Elsa Schiaparelli ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| outcome | crashed on Mars ⓘ |
| partOf |
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
ⓘ
surface form:
ExoMars 2016 mission
ExoMars programme ⓘ |
| planetaryProtectionCategory | Mars lander category ⓘ |
| powerSource | batteries ⓘ |
| programGoal | prepare for future ESA Mars landing missions ⓘ |
| relatedMission |
Rosalind Franklin rover
ⓘ
surface form:
ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter ⓘ
surface form:
Trace Gas Orbiter
|
| separatedFrom |
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
ⓘ
surface form:
Trace Gas Orbiter
|
| separationFromOrbiterDate | 2016-10-16 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | ESA ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus |
Schiaparelli EDM lander
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
EDM (Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module)
|
| status | mission failed ⓘ |
| targetBody | Mars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Schiaparelli EDM lander Description of subject: The Schiaparelli EDM lander was a European Space Agency test lander designed to demonstrate entry, descent, and landing technologies for future Mars missions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Schiaparelli
this entity surface form:
Schiaparelli
this entity surface form:
EDM (Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module)