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MEDLI2 Onboard Mars 2020 Spacecraft

Mars 2020 heat shield and back shell prior to launch

October 22, 2020

MEDLI2 sensors are installed on the Mars 2020 heat shield and back shell prior to launch. The sensors will measure the environment surounding the spacecraft and the performance of thermal protection system material during the atmospheric entry phase of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission.

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Lockheed Martin

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