Review on Entry, Descent, Landing of Rovers on Mars

Shashank. B.H, Shreesha. R, Vineeth. K.V, Bharath M N

Abstract


Humans are trying to explore the solar system and the moon was the first. Since the recent decades the interest has shifted towards so called twin planet of Earth. Martian surface having similar features reminiscent both of impact craters of Moon and the various desert and polar ice caps of Earth. Landers and Rovers are the most effective ways to explore Mars in this existing Technology. This is a company’s Hercules job of taking the rover or Lander to the surface. The most crucial part of this type of missions is entry Descent and landing of the instruments on the surface. This process involves a lot of complicated technologies and accuracy in execution; this is discussed in the forthcoming papers


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