Engineering, 19.10.2020 17:01 fishercc

Why couldn't the Mars Science Laboratory land using airbags to bounce to the Martian surface from a parachute? A. The presence of liquid water made it necessary to land the rover on its wheels.

B. Scientists and engineers were concerned that the airbags could become tangled in the MSL.

C. Engineers were worried the airbags might deflate too soon.

D. The heavier weight of the MSL made airbag landing technology impractical.

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