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Mars in a minute: What happens when the Sun blocks signal?

ByChillymanjaro
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Image credit: Youtube screenshot (JPLnews)

How can you communicate with Mars spacecraft when the Sun is in the way? Learn more about “solar conjunction” in this JPL’s 60-second video.


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