> so when it comes out from behind Mars we'll know whether it made it into orbit or not. The orbiter successfully inserted into orbit, but the lander has not r

> so when it comes out from behind Mars we'll know whether it made it into orbit or not. The orbiter successfully inserted into orbit, but the lander has not responded and things look grim. In particular, when they replayed lander's signal as heard by the MarsExpress satellite, it cut out as exactly the same time as was heard directly from Earth. That makes it more likely the lander stopped transmitting in the middle of its descent, rather than having its signal blocked on the way to Earth. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/science/esa-mars-lander.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/science/esa-mars-lander.ht...