pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðˈæt, ˈæmətʃɚɹ ɐstɹˈɑːnəmɚz fˈaʊnd wʌt mˈeɪ biː ðə pˈæɹəʃˌuːt, ɹˌɛtɹoʊɹˈɑːkɪts, hˈiːt ʃˈiːld ænd lˈændɚɹ ˌɔn ˌɛmˌɑːɹɹˈoʊ ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz fɹʌm noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ænd ˌɔn tˈɛn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.
Prior to that, amateur astronomers found what may be the parachute, retrorockets, heat shield and lander on MRO images from November 2007 and on 10 March 2013.