Calculate the thrust in newtons


The mars rover curiosity is on its way to the landing area on mars. It will descend by using several stages of slowing down to achieve a soft landing. suppose the landing vessel that includes the rover and the rocket has a mass of 2500 kg, and that it starts the final slowing down at an altitude of 200 m above ground with downward speed 200 mi/h. The slowing is accomplished by the landing rockets firing toward the ground providing a back thrust. Calculate the thrust in newtons that is needed for curiosity to land on the martian surface at 1.7 mi/h. The acceleration due to the gravity on mars is 3.76 m/s^2.

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