Martian Air Pressure, How much variance is there? |
Martian Air Pressure, How much variance is there? |
Oct 1 2006, 04:46 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Just thinking when looking at the Victoria pics...how much does the average air pressure increase with respect to the surrounding area at the bottom of the crater? Also, where is the lowest point on Mars (which also presumably has the highest air pressure)? I can't remember if it's in Hellas or Coprates Chasma.
Rationale here is that, given MRO's astonishing capabilities, these low areas should be given priority for long-term monitoring; if transient surface water exists anywhere, it's probably way down in a crater or a canyon. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 18 2017, 10:35 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
So - propeller based drones can work on Mars ( and one is proposed to accompany the 2020 rover ) . https://mars.nasa.gov/news/helicopter-could...for-mars-rovers
Winged drones have been proposed ( see the ARES scout proposal ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Region...onmental_Survey The balloons of the kind used for EDL are far far too heavy to be used for lift. Even bespoke balloons are pretty marginal on performance, but they are possible. http://www.gaerospace.com/wp-content/uploa...ars-Aerobot.pdf |
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