Onyma Report This Comment Date: January 20, 2021 03:59PM
This is the correct size of the current generation of landers. About the size
of a medium car.
woberto Report This Comment Date: January 21, 2021 03:01AM
Then it's a surprisingly large payload.
Onyma Report This Comment Date: January 21, 2021 05:26AM
It's pushing 2000 lbs if I recall correctly. This is why they had to switch to
the propulsive landing system with the crane vs. the airbags they used for
Spirit and Opportunity. Feb 18th (???) Perseverance lands on Mars... another
7 minutes of terror event. (reference: [
www.youtube.com])
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 21/01/2021 05:27AM by Onyma.
Onyma Report This Comment Date: January 21, 2021 05:36AM
Just adding that the same method is going to be used for the upcoming landing
as was used for Curiousity in 2012.
pulse Report This Comment Date: January 21, 2021 07:48AM
No banana for scale?
woberto Report This Comment Date: January 21, 2021 09:35AM
Is that a Predator top right?