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jessaustin
on July 2, 2015
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Compasses don't work on Mars, so how do you naviga...
We already stipulated that we're landing something on the surface. That could include a stationary transmitter, which satellites could use to periodically update their location and velocity.
scott_karana
on July 2, 2015
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Yeah, agreed, my comment was meant to politely point out the necessity to the people thinking we could get away with "dropping a few satellites" ;)
undergrowth54
on July 3, 2015
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All of these things can be done remotely without any wetware on Mars.
scott_karana
on July 3, 2015
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"How?"
JoeAltmaier
on July 3, 2015
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Like we do everything on and around Mars now.
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