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Record 1 2001-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
OBS

The 79 kg, 2.7 m diameter, 60° half-angle coni-spherical Front Shield will decelerate the Probe in Titan's upper atmosphere from about six km/s at entry to a velocity equivalent to about Mach 1.5 by around 160 km altitude.

Key term(s)
  • front shield sub-system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale

Spanish

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