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Drogue chute emerges from Genesis
capsule
| The lid of the descending
Genesis sample return capsule pops off to allow the
drogue parachute to emerge. |
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The Genesis
sample return capsule, after separating from the spacecraft
bus, will fall to Earth. About 2.2 minutes after entering
the Earth's atmosphere, the lid of the capsule will
pop off and release the drogue parachute approximately
30 km above the ground. The drogue chute will slow the
descent of the capsule to allow safe deployment of the
much larger parafoil chute almost 4 minutes later. |
| Artist's
conception courtesy of JPL.
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