Why is landing on Mars so difficult?
Before Mars, we successfully landed on Earth and moon. Earth has a thick atmosphere. So, the advantage in this case is that we can use parachutes to slow down the spacecraft. While, the disadvantage is that the thick atmosphere creates frictional heating, thus requiring heat shields. Now, as the moon has no atmosphere, the disadvantage is that parachutes don't work, hence we need complex retrorockets. But the advantage is that no atmosphere means no friction, so no need of heat shields.
Now, more than 50% of landings on Mars have failed because we face both the above disadvantages here. This is because Mars' atmosphere is 100 times thinner than earth's atmosphere. So, parachutes are ineffective. Hence, we need complex retrorockets. Also, as the atmosphere is not completely absent, we need heat shields. As a result, the complexity of landing on Mars increases.
Posts before October 2021 have been marked as "Old Posts". Less likely, but they might have out dated or incorrect information, ugly looking bits of code, no labels, etc. Don't get me wrong, many of these posts are top-notch and interesting too.
I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
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