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All worlds have their specificities! 'except for small bodies

Mars is an enormous challenge: what must be the size of the parachute? When must it open? How much fuel to use for the last meters? These are unknowns that are very hard ro simulate!

An airless world is a lot easier: rocket fuel and nothing else!

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