• Question: How long does it take for the rover to send a photo of Mars back to earth

    Asked by Neil A to Andrew - PanCam Team on 20 Feb 2020.
    • Photo: Andrew Coates

      Andrew Coates answered on 20 Feb 2020:


      We will send data including images every day (sol on Mars) by radio, so about 24h 40m is the time between contacts. The radio signal itself takes between about 4 and 20 minutes one way

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