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    View of ESTEC taken by DECA – the descent camera on Schiaparelli

    Date: 11 July 2014
    Satellite: ExoMars 2016 - Schiaparelli
    Copyright: ESA

    This is a picture taken by DECA, the DEscent CAmera on Schiaparelli, the ExoMars 2016 entry, descent and landing demonstrator module.

    The picture shows the view through the cleanroom window of the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands.

    DECA was designed and built by Optique et Instruments de Précision (OIP) in Belgium for ESA and provided to the ExoMars mission by the Scientific Support Office.


    Last Update: 23 June 2016

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