MEDLI2 Visible on Mars 2020 Heat Shield

Mars 2020 spacecraft’s heat shield falling away
April 1, 2021
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech
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The Mars 2020 spacecraft’s heat shield falls away as the aeroshell descends to Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The orange cabling seen on the shield is part of a suite of sensors and electronics called MEDLI2, which collects data during the descent that will help engineers land future spacecraft on Mars.

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