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The “Chopper” craft would land itself after “screaming into” the planet’s atmosphere at speed.
And then people wonder why martians never talk to us.
I can identify with the screming into the atmosphere bit, less so with the graceful landing.
“Slightly thinner”? “Relativistic speeds?” Is this sarcasm?
“Relativistic.” Ha. Better not be. Millibar CO2 might as well be solid steel.