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actualdc1
2708 days ago
When did we start calling them drones instead of probes?
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oliveshell
2708 days ago
We didn’t.
This is a multicopter design that would be able to fly and hover in Titan’s thick atmosphere.
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maxxxxx
2708 days ago
Because it will fly around.
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mrfusion
2708 days ago
The headline says they’ll land it though.
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maxxxxx
2708 days ago
It's going to land and then fly to a new location from time to time.
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TaylorAlexander
2708 days ago
You’ve got to enter the atmosphere and come to a stop before you can deploy a drone on another world I would think (Venus notwithstanding).
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kolinko
2707 days ago
If it flies like a drone, it's fair to call it a drone.
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This is a multicopter design that would be able to fly and hover in Titan’s thick atmosphere.