{"id":802388,"date":"2026-05-27T18:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=802388"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:26:31","slug":"esa-soft-landing-for-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=802388","title":{"rendered":"ESA &#8211; Soft landing for Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"modal__tab-content--details\">\n<div class=\"modal__tab-description\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Replica of one of the landing legs of the Rosalind Franklin descent module during a drop test, filmed in slow motion.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To ensure a safe touchdown on the Red Planet, European engineers have been testing how the lander performs under different landing scenarios. In this case, a model leg is dropped onto a soft surface filled with powdery, Mars-like soil.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The lightweight leg is equipped with shock absorbers to withstand the impact, and replicates the structure and dimensions of those that will fly to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These legs are crucial for the safe landing of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission in 2030, alongside parachutes and engines that will slow the spacecraft\u2019s descent onto Mars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<label style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.9em; color: #8197A6; margin: 3rem 0 -1rem 0;\">Embed code<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea rows=\"4\" cols=\"60\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Soft landing for Mars | ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cA3hUkAFSbg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/textarea><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Videos\/2026\/05\/Soft_landing_for_Mars?rand=772187\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Replica of one of the landing legs of the Rosalind Franklin descent module during a drop test, filmed in slow motion. \u00a0 To ensure a safe touchdown on the&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":802389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-802388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-multimedia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=802388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/802389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=802388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=802388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=802388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}