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    Distances from Earth: NASA/JPL Horizons ephemeris for the current hour (predicted from navigation data, not live telemetry).

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    Scenario 1 of 8 · Communications · Cadet

    A rover heading for a cliff

    Your Mars rover's latest image shows it is 3 m from a steep drop. Mars is currently 1.5 AU from Earth. The rover is executing a 10 m drive you uplinked earlier.

    • ▸ Earth–Mars distance: 1.5 AU
    • ▸ One-way light time ≈ 12.5 min
    • ▸ Rover speed ≈ 4 cm/s
    What do you do?