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		polishdude20 on Feb 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Perseverance rover’s descent and touchdown on Mars... But the image of the cables show what looks to actually be a literal cut cable. Not just a connector being disconnected but a clean slice.

snarf on Feb 23, 2021 [–]

From today's Reddit AMA with the NASA team, they use pyrotechnics to set off a guillotine like device to cut the cables. Possibly something like https://psemc.com/products/pyrotechnic-cable-cutter/

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/lpzbzo/were_scientist...

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