Software finds the best way to stick a Mars landing
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
Selecting a landing site for a rover headed to Mars is a lengthy process that normally involves large committees of scientists and engineers. These committees typically spend several years weighing a mission’s science objectives against a vehicle’s engineering constraints, to identify sites that are both scientifically interesting and safe to land on. For instance, a […]