It was purpose-built to land on the Moon in 1/6th gravity The tape is Kapton thermal tape The crumpled foil is so that less of the foil is in contact with the hull of the lander, thus keeping it from heating up https://youtu.be/kD49-n3jZaw?t=480
It was purpose-built to land on the Moon in 1/6th gravity The tape is Kapton thermal tape The crumpled foil is so that less of the foil is in contact with the hull of the lander, thus keeping it from heating up https://youtu.be/kD49-n3jZaw?t=480