Posted on 10/29/2018 9:33:30 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
A 180-pound parachute deployed in just four-tenths of a second -- twice the speed of sound -- setting a new record.
The powerful parachute is needed for the heaviest payload yet to hit the surface of the red planet.
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Too much radiation there.
They will go to Europa, much better prospect.
Funny post, and I know I’m a nerd for saying this, but cats can survive a fall at terminal velocity if they spread out flat in the air like a flying squirrel.
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