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{{Short description|Proposed Mars exploration aircraft}}
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'''Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer''' or '''MAGGIE''' is a proposed compact, autonomous, fixed wing, [[
In January 2024, MAGGIE was one of thirteen proposals approved for Phase 1 funding by the [[NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts|NIAC]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |title=NIAC 2024 Selections - NASA |url=https://www.nasa.gov/general/niac-2024-selections/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=NASA |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Missions==
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==See also==
* [[Ingenuity (helicopter)|''Ingenuity'' helicopter]]
* [[Google Earth]] / [[Google Earth#Google Mars|Google Mars]]
* [[Mars aircraft]]
* [[NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts]]
* [[Solar-powered aircraft]]
* [[Mars Piloted Orbital Station]]
==References==
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[[Category:Planetary atmospheres of the Solar System|Mars]]
[[Category:Proposed spacecraft]]
[[Category:Exploration of Mars]]
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[[Category:Extraterrestrial aircraft|*]]
[[Category:NASA programs]]
[[Category:Futures studies organizations]]
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Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent ExplorerorMAGGIE is a proposed compact, autonomous, fixed wing, vertical take-off/landing (VTOL), electric aircraft powered by solar energy. It is designed to operate on Mars. Range with a fully charged battery would be 179 kilometres (111 mi) at an altitude of 1,000 meters. The aircraft features solar cells on its wings and fuselage. The total range per Martian year would be 16,048 kilometres (9,972 mi). Mars' atmosphere density is 6.35 mbar,[1] 160x thinner than Earth's atmosphere at 1013.2 mbar.[2] During the southern winter, the global atmospheric pressure on Mars is 25% lower than during summer, because some atmospheric CO2 freezes on the Martian polar ice caps. MAGGIE has a cruise lift coefficient CL of 3.5, nearly an order of magnitude higher than conventional subsonic aircraft, to overcome the low density of the Martian atmosphere.[3][4] MAGGIE's cruise Mach number is 0.25. Mach speed on Mars is 546.4 mph at "sea level", so cruising speed would be around 130 mph at elevation.[5]
In January 2024, MAGGIE was one of thirteen proposals approved for Phase 1 funding by the NIAC.[6]
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