A second window showed the descent path, and a final orbit scarcely five hundred kilometers above the surface of the OnOff star.

Without the ruck he was seventy-some pounds lighter, and dropping along a corresponding shallower descent path.

Our descent path would circle Muta once, easing gently, down, down, down.

"They must have followed the descent path," Kane said helpfully.

But Mr. Dittemore said the shuttle's descent path was already designed to keep temperatures as low as possible.

The descent path sacrificed efficiency and made almost straight for a high northern latitude.

"We are showing a possible obstruction within ten kilometers of your computed descent path, Elektron One."

The pod was gone, leaving a slight drift of debris along its descent path.

The landers were generally moving horizontally as well as vertically, and photos do show scouring of the surface along the final descent path.

After a meandering trajectory, they executed a right turn and initiated a descent path to Baghdad International Airport.