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Looks like its improved not needing the crane contraption and it seemed to hover for some time deciding exactly where to land.
by SigmundA 5y ago
Looks like its improved not needing the crane contraption and it seemed to hover for some time deciding exactly where to land.
- throwaway74453 5y agoThe reason is that Perseverance is the size and weight of a small SUV (around 1,000 kg) whereas the Chinese lander seems to be only 240 kg, so 1/4 of the weight. That is likely the reason why they were able to land it directly, the way comparably heavy US rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, also landed.