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Re: Mars Landing



The first bounce was about 19 g's, the second, 9 g's, and the third 11
g's. It could be that the accelerometers were fooled on the third bounce
by the rotation of the craft. I think the air bags opened at about 15
meters above the ground.

I overheard one of the engineers mention that it was the radar system
that had them worried since all the pyrotechnical devices depended on
accuracty from this system.

Lowell Herr

Project PHYSLab
The Catlin Gabel School
Portland, OR 97225
On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, James Andrew Jones wrote:


Hello all

Does any one know any particulars about the bounces involve when the
Mars lander fell? The masses involve the velocity when the payload was
dropped from the chutes, and how high each bounce was. It will make a
better problem next year instead of a tennis ball falling and bouncing.

Does anyone know of a website that might have such info?


Thanks

Andy Jones
Physics Teacher
1600 Loop 256
Palestine Texas 75801
andjones@tenet.edu