单词 | aerocapture |
释义 | aerocapturenoun aero·cap·ture ¦er-ō-¦kap-chər -shər : the technique of using atmospheric friction to decelerate a space vehicle as it enters a planet's atmosphere : the use of aerobraking to slow down and capture a space vehicle But two of the flight plans call for "direct insertion" by aerocapture. In other words, the spacecraft will come screaming into the Martian atmosphere, where drag, not retrorockets, will slow it down. Aerocapture is being developed for robotic probe missions such as the Mars rovers. |
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