Mars Landings

A Mars landing is a landing of a spacecraft on the surface of Mars. Of multiple attempted Mars landings by robotic, unmanned spacecraft, ten have had successful soft landings. There have also been studies for a possible human mission to Mars, including a landing, but none have been attempted. The most recent landing took place on the 18 of February 2021 by the NASA rover Perseverance.

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Mars landings require a fully automated seven minute sequence of heat shields, parachutes, and rockets, since thin atmosphere, entry speeds of 13,000 mph, and Earth communication delays make real time human control impossible during descent.

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