Airbag Passes
Photograph: The lander is cocooned inside four six-lobe airbags. The inner bladders are covered with four loose layers of protective fabric. Mars Pathfinder's airbag was developed using classic test-analyze-fix methods and went through about 30 design iterations to meet stringent abrasion...
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