Mars Rover Curiosity touchdown - and you think you've got latency issues! | Naked Security - 1 views
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Doug Peterson on 06 Aug 12"The Mars Rover's direct-to-Earth data rate peaks at 32kbits/sec. In off-peak periods, the rate is as low as 0.5kbits/sec. As for latency, the round-trip distance is currently just under 28 light minutes, or roughly a light half-hour."