ExoMars lander module named Schiaparelli

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The entry, descent and landing demonstrator module that will fly on the 2016 ExoMars mission has been named ‘Schiaparelli’ in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, who famously mapped the Red Planet’s surface features in the 19th century.

via ESA Space Science

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars_lander_module_named_Schiaparelli