MSL EDL Hardware, Its state & fate |
MSL EDL Hardware, Its state & fate |
Aug 7 2012, 06:17 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 14-January 06 Member No.: 645 |
Looking at the HiRISE imagery of the descent stage, does the distribution of the debris field represent the disintegration of the stage from impact only, or is it possible that some or all of the 140+/- kilos of Hydrozine exploded and expanded the debris field? [I understand the darker albedo material is from below the surface]
Does the thin martian atmosphere contain enough oxygen to support combustion/explosion? [guessing No, but my chem is insufficient] Were the hydrazine cells sufficiently designed to survive impact intact? I couldn't find anything on the net or in the specs, any ideas? |
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Aug 8 2012, 02:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1452 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
Marginally related, but now that we've firmly identified a spacecraft crash site on Mars, it's worth watching it for a while and seeing how long it takes to blend in with the terrain. It might inform searches for MPL.
-------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Aug 8 2012, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
It might inform searches for MPL. I think Phoenix already demonstrated after one Martian polar winter that trying to spot MPL is a lost cause. -------------------- |
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