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  • Modeling Radiation Key Component to Landing Safely on Mars

    Apr 12, 2021 6:00 pmNews Article
    It displays the photo of the heat shield (left) and back shell (right) comprise the aeroshell for NASA's Mars 2020 mission.

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    • It displays the photo of the heat shield (left) and back shell (right) comprise the aeroshell for NASA's Mars 2020 mission.

    In 2015, AE Professor Marco Panesi received a NASA Early Career Faculty award to study radiation in the back shell of entry capsules. On February 18, 2021, we witnessed his research findings in action as Perseverance landed safely on Mars.

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