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A 5.7 Terapixel Mosaic of the Surface of Mars

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Re: A 5.7 Terapixel Mosaic of the Surface of Mars

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Post by jillesvangurp »

Many years ago, X-Plane version 8 or 9 included Mars scenery. This would make for a nice upgrade of that. The scenery was a bit lacking in detail and the atmosphere and gravity were of course adjusted. Pretty hard to fly there because the atmosphere is very thin.

So, basically, you need some kind of rocket plane that flies at insane speeds. Makes for interesting take offs and landings.

Re: A 5.7 Terapixel Mosaic of the Surface of Mars

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Post by JshWright »

jillesvangurp wrote: post #8

Many years ago, X-Plane version 8 or 9 included Mars scenery. This would make for a nice upgrade of that. The scenery was a bit lacking in detail and the atmosphere and gravity were of course adjusted. Pretty hard to fly there because the atmosphere is very thin. So, basically, you need some kind of rocket plane that flies at insane speeds. Makes for interesting take offs and landings.

There is currently a propeller driven VTOL aircraft operating on Mars.

The thin atmosphere definitely poses some challenges, but those are offset a little by the lower gravity. It's not easy, but it can definitely be done (as Ingenuity as shown)

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