Mesoscale Atmosphere Model Implementation into Mars Science Laboratory Performance Simulations
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Introduction: Previous recent entries at Mars, like Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) and Phoenix, were ballistic and therefore had smaller downrange distances between entry and touchdown compared to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) guided entry. See Figure 1. Consequently “handcrafted” vertical profiles of the atmosphere at the landing site, tailored for the expected conditions on the day of entry by individuals, were sufficient for the trajectory simulations used to design the earlier missions.
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