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- Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:39 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Curiosity Drops In (2012 Aug 08)
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Re: APOD: Curiosity Drops In (2012 Aug 08)
Art Neuendorffer wrote: "Well, it was coming in on exactly the same trajectory and with exactly the same escape velocity as Curiosity itself... but with no heat shield . What do you think happened to it?" What do I think happened to it? If I knew that I wouldn't have asked. The NASA blurb ...
- Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:58 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Curiosity Drops In (2012 Aug 08)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9524
Re: APOD: Curiosity Drops In (2012 Aug 08)
This truly is one of the most amazing photos, right up there with the one taken of the Phoenix lander by the MRO a few years ago. Does anyone know what became of the MSL's cruise stage after the aeroshell was detached? I know it served as a radio relay during the landing phase, but did it go into or...