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Penetrator Spacecraft

These spacecrafts are designed for penetrating the surface of a body, such as a comet. These spacecrafts must be designed to survive the impact of hundreds of Gs. The measured properties of the penetrated surface are then telemetered to the mother-craft, which is then transmitted to earth.

Eg- twin Deep space 2 penetrators

 


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