Sounds like t-shirt weather. I'll run the grill and who is bringing the pre-snacks?
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From the post:
>The Athena spacecraft was not exactly flying blind as it approached the lunar surface one week ago. The software on board did a credible job of recognizing nearby craters, even with elongated shadows over the terrain. However, the lander's altimeter had failed.
So while Athena knew where it was relative to the surface of the Moon, the lander did not know how far it was above the surface.
Sounds like t-shirt weather. I'll run the grill and who is bringing the pre-snacks?
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From the post:
>>The Athena spacecraft was not exactly flying blind as it approached the lunar surface one week ago. The software on board did a credible job of recognizing nearby craters, even with elongated shadows over the terrain. However, the lander's altimeter had failed.
So while Athena knew where it was relative to the surface of the Moon, the lander did not know how far it was above the surface.