role of coconut in landing of space rover
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Cruise Configuration
EDL Configuration
Surface Operations Configuration
SummaryAeroshellParachuteAirbagsLander Structure
Parachute Test
Parachute
What is the parachute?
Image of Parachute Deceleration System
The parachute helps slow the spacecraft down during entry, descent, and landing.
It is located in the backshell (green canister in the model to the left).
What is the parachute's design?
Illustration of open parachure and load during landing
The design of the parachute is driven by "loads" (the forces the parachute experiences as it fully inflates). Loads are calculated by using atmospheric density, velocity, parachute drag area, and mass. The 2003 parachute design is part of a long-term Mars parachute technology development effort and is based on the designs and experience of the Viking and Pathfinder missions. The parachute for this mission is 40% larger than Pathfinder's because the largest load for the Mars Exploration Rover is between 18,000 and 19,000 pounds (80,100 - 84,600 N*) when the parachute fully inflates. By comparison, Pathfinder's inflation loads were approximately 8,000 pounds (35,600 N*).
(*N stands for "Newton," the unit of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second.)
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When NASA's Perseverance rover goes through the "seven minutes of terror" to land itself on Mars Feb. 18, you can sit back, watch the NASA coverage and relax.
It's not every day that NASA lands an SUV-size rover on Mars. The last rover to land on Mars was Curiosity in 2012; the stationary InSight lander touched down in 2018.
To mark the rare occasion, Krispy Kreme is offering a limited-edition themed doughnut — only available on Thursday.