Re:China lands rover on Mars
by throwaway74453 on Saturday May 15, 2021 @12:39PM
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The reason is that Perseverance is the size and weight of a small SUV (around 1,000 kg) whereas the Chinese lander seems to be only 240 kg, so 1/4 of the weight. That is likely the reason why they were able to land it directly, the way comparably heavy US rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, also landed.
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