Surprise Mars landing edition!
Sauces:
>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277645-china-is-about-to-land-its-zhurong-rover-on-the-surface-of-mars/
>https://www.cnet.com/news/chinas-tianwen-1-mission-will-attempt-daring-mars-rover-landing-friday/
>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/china-landing-rover-on-mars-in-high-stakes-mission
Landing time: 23:11 UTC (7:11 pm EDT)
Landing sequence:
>T+0: Atmospheric entry @ 125 km altitude, 4.8m/s
>T+4'44s: Supersonic chute deployment @ 4km alt, 1660 km/h
>T+5'25s: Thermal shield separation @ 3 km alt, 900 km/h
>T+6'10s: Parachute and rear thermal shield jettison @ 1.5km alt, 340 km/h
>T+7'30s: Descent module touchdown @ 3 km/h (0.83 m/s).
Sauces:
>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277645-china-is-about-to-land-its-zhurong-rover-on-the-surface-of-mars/
>https://www.cnet.com/news/chinas-tianwen-1-mission-will-attempt-daring-mars-rover-landing-friday/
>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/china-landing-rover-on-mars-in-high-stakes-mission
Landing time: 23:11 UTC (7:11 pm EDT)
Landing sequence:
>T+0: Atmospheric entry @ 125 km altitude, 4.8m/s
>T+4'44s: Supersonic chute deployment @ 4km alt, 1660 km/h
>T+5'25s: Thermal shield separation @ 3 km alt, 900 km/h
>T+6'10s: Parachute and rear thermal shield jettison @ 1.5km alt, 340 km/h
>T+7'30s: Descent module touchdown @ 3 km/h (0.83 m/s).
