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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Pathfinder Air Bags
Title
Pathfinder Air Bags
Title
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Full Description:
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Engineers test huge, multi-lobed air bags, which will envelope and protect the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft before it impacts the surface of Mars. The air bags, manufactured by ILC Dover of Frederica, Delaware, are composed of four large bags with six smaller, interconnected spheres within each bag. The bags measure 5 meters (17 feet) tall and about 5 meters (17 feet) in diameter. As Pathfinder is descending to the Martian surface on a parachute, an onboard altimeter inside the lander will monitor its distance from the ground. The computer will inflate these large air bags about 100 meters (330 feet) above the surface of Mars. ILC Dover is the same company that manufactures spacesuits.
Full_Description
Engineers test huge, multi-lobed air bags, which will envelope and protect the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft before it impacts the surface of Mars. The air bags, manufactured by ILC Dover of Frederica, Delaware, are composed of four large bags with six smaller, interconnected spheres within each bag. The bags measure 5 meters (17 feet) tall and about 5 meters (17 feet) in diameter. As Pathfinder is descending to the Martian surface on a parachute, an onboard altimeter inside the lander will monitor its distance from the ground. The computer will inflate these large air bags about 100 meters (330 feet) above the surface of Mars. ILC Dover is the same company that manufactures spacesuits.
Full Description
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Date:
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06/14/1995
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NASA Center:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA_Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Planet-Mars
Subject_Category
Planet-Mars
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Viking-Pathfinder-So journer
Subject_Category
Viking-Pathfinder-So journer
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Laboratory
Keywords
Laboratory
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Air
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Keywords:
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Jet
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Keywords:
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Propulsion
Keywords
Propulsion
Keywords
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Keywords:
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JPL
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Keywords:
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Mars
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Keywords:
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Pathfinder
Keywords
Pathfinder
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Bags
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Keywords:
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ILC
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Keywords:
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Dover
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Keywords:
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Delaware
Keywords
Delaware
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Mars
facet_what
Mars
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Viking
facet_what
Viking
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
Mars Pathfinder
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Altimeter
facet_what
Altimeter
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Mars
facet_where
Mars
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Delaware
facet_where
Delaware
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Dover
facet_where
Dover
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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06-14-1995
facet_when
06-14-1995
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1995
facet_when_year
1995
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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P-46428
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0484
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0484
UID
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Center:
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JPL
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Center Number:
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P-46428
Center_Number
P-46428
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000484
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000484
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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