[robbles]

I was wondering how they'd handle the 2.5 seconds without landing, given that the engine plume is going to heat it back up again. Are the particles being released from a much higher point than the pictures suggest? Otherwise you'd think it would drop into the still molten pad after less than a second, right?

[marcellus23]

If the engines run long enough for the lander to start going up again, it could be more than 2.5 seconds until it impacts the ground.