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goobster · 1586 days ago · link · · parent · post: NASA's Mars Lander 'Mole' Is Digging Again as Marsquake Mystery Baffles Scientists
Alright. This just got weirder. This project is NOT American. It's not some dopey narrow-minded NASA geek, who has never been outside of ABQ, designing something definitely unworkable. It's GERMAN. Now THAT makes it even MORE complexing! What the hell are we missing here...? Who thought this was a good idea? How was it tested? What types of calculations did they make to allow for the lower gravity, and composition of the Martian soil? Or if it happens to hit a sub-surface PEBBLE 3 inches down in its 5-meter journey??