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Q: Constraints on pyrotechnic explosives that won't detonate spontaneously at 500 C when landing on Venus?

uhohThe Space Exploration SE question Premature detonation of explosive bolts when landing on hot Venus? explains the need for and widespread use of pyrotechnic fasteners and cable cutters for Mars landers and elsewhere in spaceflight, and points out that Venus' atmosphere is already 75 C and 1 atmos...

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