Why couldn't the Mars Science Laboratory land using airbags to bounce to the Martian surface from a parachute? Engineers were worried the airbags might deflate too soon.
The presence of liquid water made it necessary to land the rover on its wheels.
Scientists and engineers were concerned that the airbags could become tangled in the MSL.
The heavier weight of the MSL made airbag landing technology impractical.

The united states economy is one in which producers are generally free to produce what they want and consumers are free to purchase what they desire, so long as no laws are broken. at the same time, however, the government does regulate some aspects of the economy. the u. s. can best be described as which of the following a mixed economy b liberated economy c command economy d market economy

1of the following choices, which one best describes one way that christianity came to east africa? a. christians traveled in caravans through the sahara desert and introduced the people of mali to a new religion. b. christian traders from the mediterranean interacted with the people of axum. c. christian military from west africa traveled across the continent to bring their religion to the people of east africa. d. christian rulers from asia traveled to east africa to bring their religion to the people. 2 which trade item from outside the region did west africans need most? a. gold b. camels c. salt d. iron

Dr. robbins wants to know if there are different opinions regarding the value of public school education between native americans who have at least one relative who attended indian boarding school and native americans who have no family experience with indian boarding school. dr. robbins contacts 35 native american participants in each group. he wants each group to include younger as well as older adults, and a mix of male and female participants. he asks each person to complete a survey about their attitudes toward public education. the design of this study is: