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by mr_sturd 816 days ago
In the case of Perseverance, I think data has to be sent in batches to a relay satellite and the forwarded back to Earth. That time when the satellite has line-of-sight with the rover is short, before the signal is lost, and it has to wait before continuing.

It'll mean more data can be sent in these batches from what I understand.