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   Ed Ruf to jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca   
   Re: Wasted mass to mars?   
   20 Feb 21 11:14:52   
   
   From: dpress@edwardgruf.com   
      
   On Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:23:21 -0500, JF Mezei   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >So mass to Mars is no longer an issue then?   
   >   
   >Or did I totally misinterpret this ?   
      
      
   I believe the re-entry mass and landing latitude are bigger drivers.   
   The thin atmosphere provides only so much opportunity for controlled   
   deceleration.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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