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Lunar landing is harder in many ways than a Martian landing. Without an atmosphere, you cannot aerobrake.
by arijun 10y ago
Lunar landing is harder in many ways than a Martian landing. Without an atmosphere, you cannot aerobrake.
- jacquesm 10y agoThat's a coin with a flipside though: you also don't need much in terms of heatshields so in that sense it is easier than on Mars. A Mars landing needs both heatshields (because it does have an atmosphere) and retro-rockets to land with (because that atmosphere is not so dense that you can use it for gliding).