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The main thing is that the rover only has about 8 minutes a day to transmit to the orbiting satellites. The optimal thing would be a satellite in areostationar
by jonhendry 14y ago
The main thing is that the rover only has about 8 minutes a day to transmit to the orbiting satellites.
The optimal thing would be a satellite in areostationary orbit over Mars' equator such that it is always reachable by the lander.
Unfortunately such a satellite wouldn't be well-placed for many other potential landing sites.