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- | It takes seven minutes for a vehicles to descend through the Martian atmosphere to the surface. The distance between Earth and Mars is always greater than seven light minutes when these landings take place, so by the time Earth gets the message that the vehicles has made contact with the atmosphere, it is already on the ground. Hopefully in one piece. | + | {{: |
This means the vehicle must perform every part of the landing sequence in sequence successfully. If any part of this sequence fails, the vehicle will crash onto the surface. For Perseverance, | This means the vehicle must perform every part of the landing sequence in sequence successfully. If any part of this sequence fails, the vehicle will crash onto the surface. For Perseverance, |
blog/aardvaark/perseverancerover/seven_mins.txt · Last modified: 2021/04/14 08:16 by Phil Ide