re: What's to learn from the heat shield?

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Raoul — 10/3/2004 9:52:53 AM (archived)

The engineers must have an idea about how resistant the heat shield is.
Seeing how damaged (or undamaged) it is can give an indication about it's properties, the Martian atmosphere, the Martian soil.
They could analyze stuff from inches below the surface too.

There's what engineers expect to see and what they might find; the difference can be good information.

Raoul

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Images from Opportunity and Spirit. - Marcia - 10/2/2004 4:40:22 PM
- I little bit of Mars on the Earth. - REB - 10/4/2004 12:55:37 PM
  - Needs either salmon-pink or grayish skies. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 10/4/2004 4:36:23 PM
- notice how clean the rover still appears - Daniel L - 10/3/2004 8:25:05 PM
  - re: notice how clean the rover still appears - pwokenyaw - 10/4/2004 10:01:40 PM
    - I think the jarring's been good for em - Art Martin - 10/4/2004 11:06:49 PM
- My eyes are on the far wall, too. - jms - 10/3/2004 2:41:11 AM
- Slow descent. - RobVG - 10/2/2004 7:29:23 PM
  - I'd like to see them get out of the crater and look at the heat shield. (n/t) - Delbert - 10/2/2004 9:10:34 PM
    - What's to learn from the heat shield? - Bowser - 10/3/2004 4:13:18 AM
      - re: What's to learn from the heat shield? - Delbert - 10/3/2004 4:08:31 PM
      - re: What's to learn from the heat shield? - Raoul - 10/3/2004 9:52:53 AM
        
        re: What's to learn from the heat shield? - Marcia - 10/3/2004 9:55:56 PM

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