Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) system for Mars rovers
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
spacecraft landing system
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| gptkbp:autonomousOperation |
yes
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| gptkbp:challenge |
high entry speed
precise landing requirements thin Martian atmosphere |
| gptkbp:communicationDelay |
about 14 minutes from Mars to Earth
|
| gptkbp:criticalFor |
heat shield separation
parachute deployment powered descent sky crane maneuver |
| gptkbp:designedBy |
gptkb:NASA
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 7 minutes
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) system for Mars rovers
|
| gptkbp:improvedFor |
gptkb:Curiosity_rover
gptkb:Perseverance_rover |
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
gptkb:Mars_Pathfinder
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
seven minutes of terror
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| gptkbp:operatesIn |
Martian atmosphere
|
| gptkbp:period |
entry phase
descent phase landing phase |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to safely deliver a rover to the Martian surface
|
| gptkbp:requires |
complex engineering
precise timing |
| gptkbp:riskFactor |
high failure rate historically
|
| gptkbp:successExample |
Curiosity rover landing in 2012
Perseverance rover landing in 2021 |
| gptkbp:technology |
gptkb:shield
airbags parachute aeroshell sky crane retro rockets |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Mars_rovers
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Mars_2020_(Perseverance)
gptkb:Mars_Science_Laboratory_(Curiosity) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Adam_Steltzner
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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