Why was the sky-crane used on the latest Mars mission [ as opposed to using controlled flight directly all the way to the surface ], and how did they determine the optimum height to begin deploying it?

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Why was the sky-crane used on the latest Mars mission [ as opposed to using controlled flight directly all the way to the surface ], and how did they determine the optimum height to begin deploying it?

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