MSL EDL Animation |
MSL EDL Animation |
Feb 20 2005, 05:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
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Feb 20 2005, 06:50 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Interesting - but not very MSL like Pseudo-Fiction 'MSR' looks cool though
Doug |
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Feb 20 2005, 06:57 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 10-February 05 Member No.: 166 |
The animation is quite crude, so if you expect something like NASA's EDL animation for MERs, you will be disappointed.
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Feb 20 2005, 07:02 PM
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Rover Driver Group: Members Posts: 1015 Joined: 4-March 04 Member No.: 47 |
I didn't quite understand how the thing just stopped in mid-air and let the rover out. is there a parachute? retro-rockets?
edit - "this version does not have engine effects for the skycrane" aaaah |
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Feb 20 2005, 07:57 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
The lander + skycrane will drop out of the backshell, much like Viking, MPL, and Phoenix
. Fire the pyro bolts that hold it up there, and because it's drag is very low compared to the now light backshell and chute - it drops out. Probably a second later, the engines will start up to do the powered descent Doug |
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Apr 24 2007, 08:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 169 Joined: 17-March 06 Member No.: 709 |
A question for the UMSF community. Does anyone have update on
the use of Ka-band for MSL's landing radar? This should allow a more focused beam and more accurate readings, if I understand this correctly. Another Phil |
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Guest_John Flushing_* |
May 13 2007, 06:11 PM
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A similar entry/descent/landing video is available on youtube.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E37Ss9Tm36c |
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