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Unread 09-01-2003, 16:05
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Originally posted by Digo
The Pathfinder landed on Mars inside a pyramid that would always be with the robot's base side on the floor after bouncing.
Maybe its creator didn't want us to have such an easy solution for this problem.
Actually, Pathfinder wasn't guaranteed to land base down after the bounce. It was self righting, though. If the base didn't start out on the bottom, then when the pyramid opened like a flower, it was guaranteed to end up that way.
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