On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:34:35 -0600, Pat Flannery wrote
(in article ):



wrote:

http://hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu/images/...P_001414_1780/ Very good
stuff, lander sitting in crater, chute (can almost tell its fabric) and
backshell and heatshield and impact point...........Doc




Considering how few craters are on that image, rolling into Eagle Crater
was an amazing piece of luck.
Instead of having to deal with "The Great Galactic Ghoul", these
missions have shown extraordinary good luck end-to-end.

Pat

Isn't "Eagle Crater" simply the impact point of the airbags, which then
deflated around the lander?

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