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PIA23989: MEDLI2 Onboard Mars 2020 Spacecraft
MEDLI2 sensors are installed on the Mars 2020 heat shield and back shell prior that will protect NASA's Perseverance rover on its journey to the surface of Mars.
 Mission:  Mars 2020 Project 
 Product Size:  3672 x 2448 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Lockheed Martin Space 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA23989.tif (23.31 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA23989.jpg (889.3 kB)  

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MEDLI2 sensors are installed on the Mars 2020 heat shield and back shell prior to launch. The sensors will measure the environment surrounding the spacecraft and the performance of thermal protection system material during the atmospheric entry phase of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission.

For more information about the mission, go to https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/.

Image Credit:
Lockheed Martin

Image Addition Date:
2020-10-22