InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
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Congratulations to the InSight team on a successful landing! We'll discuss the remainder of the mission here.
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Phoenix had a MARDI, though i recall it was never switched on due to some integration bug uncovered at the 11th hour that could have jeopardized the landing process. [EDIT: found the scoop on that]
I never thought about it until now, but I guess the Insight team decided to not to even include a MARDI for that or perhaps other reasons as well, so no descent images to help define the landing context. |
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I guess the Insight team decided to not to even include a MARDI for that or perhaps other reasons as well, so no descent images to help define the landing context. We offered a number of options, but they chose not to use any of them (of course they had a cost.) In all honesty the landing context argument isn't extremely compelling, assuming we get HiRISE images post-landing. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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