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Currently, the Red Planet is being studied or with the help of satellites (orbital modules), or through rovers. But if the first take photographs in which important details are not visible, then Mars rovers move too slowly on the surface of the planet. And that and another – ineffective for fast and high-quality photo sensing of the planet.
That’s why University of Arizona researchers set a goal create something in between, that is, flying above the surface of Mars and in the same time is not very far off from her. And such a decision It was found – to create a winged Martian glider. And he is almost ready!
This is an inflatable drone weighing only 5 kilograms on a grand scale wings of 570 centimeters. It is he who may already be in the coming years will begin to fly over the Red Planet, looking for such interesting details that we, as they say, today and not dreamed about.
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So far, the Martian glider exists only at the stage of a design project. As conceived by its creators, on Mars this drone, originally in the form of rolled cube will be delivered and released into the atmosphere of a special capsule. Here the glider will unfold its wings, pumping nitrogen into them, after which they harden under the influence of the sun’s UV (consist of special material) – and after about an hour a unique drone will be ready to fulfill its mission.
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This drone can climb to a height of 1800 meters and in same time sink relatively low to remove the tiniest details interesting to researchers of the Red Planet. It will be a good assistant for scientists who will make not only high-quality pictures, but in the future will find the necessary area for landing the first Martian team, that is, the optimal place for the initial colonization of this planet.
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