Pathfinder EDL Replay

Mars Pathfinder · EDL replay

UTC 16:51:10.6 T+ 0.0 s To impact 343.5 s
Speed
7444m/s
Path angle
−16.9°
Altitude
207.5km
Vert. speed
−2170m/s
Deceleration0.00 g
Mach—
Dynamic pressure—
Heading—
Position—

Deceleration · peak 0.0 g

Atmosphere

Dens kg/m³—
DDR P mbar—
Temp K—
MET P mbar—

Ground track

Event log

    Speed Camera Full view · vertical scale exaggerated
    About this replay

    Position, speed and altitude come from the Mars Pathfinder cruise SPK integrated forward with the measured ASI/MET accelerometer data, started from the Navigation entry state (variant B). Altitude is accurate to about 1 km against the DDR, and the track to a few km. Atmosphere values are the DDR rows (141 to 9 km). Pressure under the parachute is the MET transducer, which reads low. There is no attitude data, so the capsule is always drawn along its velocity. After the rocket signature near T+337 s the position is held and altitude is not resolved; the accelerometers continue through impact and the bounces. Time since passing R = 3597.2 km is T+.