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Schiaparelli landing investigation makes progress
- lultimouomo 10y agoRelevant excerpt: > [...] saturation – maximum measurement – of the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) had occurred shortly after the parachute deployment. The IMU measures the rotation rates of the vehicle. [...] > When merged into the navigation system, the erroneous information generated an estimated altitude that was negative – that is, below ground level.