You had 300b/s both ways and you were _grateful_ for it! To compare, apparently the download bandwidth with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is between 3500b/s

You had 300b/s both ways and you were _grateful_ for it! To compare, apparently the download bandwidth with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is between 3500b/s and 12000b/s: http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/qsl-mars-communication3.htm http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/qsl-mars-communication3.ht...