Mars atmospheric entry

Video of descent and touchdown of Perseverance

Mars atmospheric entry is the entry into the atmosphere of Mars. High velocity entry into Martian air creates a CO₂-N₂ plasma, as opposed to O₂-N₂ for Earth air.^[1] Mars entry is affected by the radiative effects of hot CO₂ gas and Martian dust suspended in the air.^[2] Flight regimes for entry, descent, and landing systems include aerocapture, hypersonic, supersonic, and subsonic.^[3]

^ J. Louriero, et al. - "Atmospheric Entry Research at the Plasma Physics Centre" Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Haberle, Robert M.; Houben, Howard C.; Hertenstein, Rolf; Herdtle, Tomas (1993). "A Boundary-Layer Model for Mars: Comparison with Viking Lander and Entry Data". Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 50 (11): 1544–1559. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1993)050<1544:ABLMFM>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0022-4928.
^ Development of Supersonic Retro-Propulsion for Future Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing Systems Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (.pdf)]

[lour-1] J. Louriero, et al. - "Atmospheric Entry Research at the Plasma Physics Centre" Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine

[HaberleHouben1993-2] Haberle, Robert M.; Houben, Howard C.; Hertenstein, Rolf; Herdtle, Tomas (1993). "A Boundary-Layer Model for Mars: Comparison with Viking Lander and Entry Data". Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 50 (11): 1544–1559. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1993)050<1544:ABLMFM>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0022-4928.

[3] Development of Supersonic Retro-Propulsion for Future Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing Systems Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (.pdf)]

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