schizoidman@lemmy.ml to [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSped up footage from Chang'e 6 lander descentmedia.mas.tovideomessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksspace@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoYup. There are no human-scale objects as a reference. There are a few landers, yes, but if you tried to use them to gauge distance to the surface, they’re so small that by the time you pick them out, it’s probably too late to decelerate properly.
Yup. There are no human-scale objects as a reference.
There are a few landers, yes, but if you tried to use them to gauge distance to the surface, they’re so small that by the time you pick them out, it’s probably too late to decelerate properly.