The European Space Agency has failed to send its rover on Mars as the Schiaparelli; a Mars Lander got crashed during the landing on Mars surface. The mission holds huge significance for the European Space Agency .The name of the rover was named after Schiaparelli, an Italian astronomer. He observed and mapped the surface of the Mars.

It was one of the most ambitious projects of the European space agency. It was the Agency's second biggest Mars-associated project after Britain's Beagle mission, which got failed in 2003. The Crashed spacecraft was supposed to help in understanding the Red Planet and the signs of life on it.

CNET reports, the NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent the images Schiaparelli's crash site. The orbiter has sent the images of the crashed site.

The images show the dark spots on the Mars surface where Schiaparelli was intended to take-off. The lander was planned to use parachute and thruster to slow down its impact speed of 21,000 kilometers an hour for its safe landing. According to reports, it seems software problem might have caused the incident.

The lander was the part of the ExoMars mission claimed CNET. The overall cost of the ExoMars mission is around $ 1.4 billion. US has successfully deployed its rover called "Curiosity" on Mars in 2012, while India has also sent its Mars orbiter, which is currently revolving around the Red Planet. The primary goal of ExoMars was to find out the signs of life on the Red Planet.

Most of the Mars missions have failed so far. US, Russia, European and Chinese mission failed in their first attempt apart from India. The South Asian nation found the success in its first attempt. Currently, NASA's Curiosity rover is present on the Red planet's surface and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is rotating around the planet.

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