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RIP, Schiaparelli: European Mars Lander's Crash Site Seen By NASA Probe
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| 10/21/16
| Mike Wall
Posted on 10/21/2016 2:22:19 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Rebelbase
Question for all: The video had a caption that the tanks were full of propellant, the lander hit the ground at 186mph and it probably exploded upon impact. Does the Martian atmosphere have enough oxygen to allow for combustion? The propellant itself probably provided it's own oxygen. They probably had liquid oxygen on-board.
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10/21/2016 9:40:51 PM PDT
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zeugma
(Welcome to the "interesting times" you were warned about.)
To: zeugma
I just read the description of the descent engines. They were fueled by hydrazine. No mention of oxidizer. The fuel tanks were pressurized with helium.
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10/21/2016 9:48:09 PM PDT
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hoagy62
("It's not the whole world gone mad. Just the people in it.")
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