Landing Systems is a subsystem of a spacecraft responsible for enabling a controlled descent and safe touchdown on a celestial body, distinguished from other subsystems by its specialized functions in atmospheric entry, descent propulsion, hazard avoidance, and surface contact.
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A vision system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle
C. Sharp, Omid Shakernia, S. Shankar Sastry · 2002 · 322 citations
The landing(s) of Philae and inferences about comet surface mechanical properties
Jens Biele, Stephan Ulamec, Michael Maibaum et al. · Science · 2015 · 265 citations
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