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Mars Science Laboratory Entry Descent and Landing Instrument (MEDLI)
MEDLI was provided by NASA's Langley and Ames Research Centers. It is actually made up of two kinds of instruments (with seven sensors of each kind) that were installed in 14 places on the spacecraft's heat shield. The two kinds of instruments are:
Biggest-Ever Heat Shield Prepared for Mars Spacecraft The heat shield for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is the largest ever built for a planetary mission. Technicians in the photo are installing electronics of an instrument for collecting data about temperature and pressure during descent through the atmosphere, the Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent and Landing Instrument (MEDLI). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lockheed Martin Preparing Mars Science Laboratory Heat Shield This view shows the inner surface of the heat shield, where technicians are installing electronics of an instrument for collecting data about temperature and pressure during descent through the atmosphere, the Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent and Landing Instrument (MEDLI). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lockheed Martin |