Heatshield |
Heatshield |
Dec 22 2004, 09:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
Heatshield AHOY!
:-) -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Dec 28 2004, 03:34 AM
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The Insider Group: Members Posts: 669 Joined: 3-May 04 Member No.: 73 |
Also, this image shows the assembly -- it does look like it has turned inside out. Notice the shiny foil-like material on the inside.
What most likely happened was that the shield came down nose first, the nose hit the ground and edges came down some milliseconds later. The nose shot back up, tearning the saucer apart and turning it inside out, and a sector broke away and landed nearby. And as a result there is a flat crater where it did a nice belly-flop. |
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