Mars Helicopter Exceeds Expectations

Mitch Leslie

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Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (11) : 1511-1512. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2021.09.003

Mars Helicopter Exceeds Expectations

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Mitch Leslie. Mars Helicopter Exceeds Expectations. Engineering, 2021, 7(11): 1511‒1512 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2021.09.003

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