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 7 2012, 11:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 866 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 196 |
MRO really got a good clear shot of everything in frame this time.
..looks like the skycrane fragmented into a splatter the heatshield still in free-fall!! anyone know if there are plans to do any interplanetery rubbernecking? Oppy's heatshield I recall gave up some useful data. click me: |
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Aug 7 2012, 11:39 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 11-February 04 Member No.: 24 |
..looks like the skycrane fragmented into a splatter There was some hallway gossip that the Skycrane would be carrying too much fuel when the tether was cut and could possibly be a threat to the rover due to exploding like a bomb after impact. Apparently it did blow up like a bomb but was far enough away to be a non-issue. It would be cool to take a close look at the wreckage. However no one in their right mind would risk the rover by moving it close to the wreckage. I'm hoping they will give the aeroshell a look. They gave the aeroshell wreckage a close look with MER-B. |
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Aug 7 2012, 11:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 29-January 09 Member No.: 4589 |
Are those three dark splodges in the crater NW of the SkyCrane impact site likely to be pieces thereof?
-------------------- Protein structures and Mars fun - http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick960/
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Aug 8 2012, 12:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 21-December 04 Member No.: 127 |
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