Am I missing something here? (my bold)
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1:47 p.m. 4:47 p.m. Loss of signal as spacecraft goes behind Mars
1:51 p.m. 4:51 p.m. End of orbit-insertion burn (though still out of contact)
2:01 p.m. 5:01 p.m. End of turn toward Earth pointing (still out of contact)
2:16 p.m. 5:16 p.m. Reacquisition of signal as orbiter emerges from behind Mars
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How can it be out of contact till 4:47, but we re-acquire the signal at 2:16? Are those three hour windows of time at which that event will occurr, but it won't be the full three hours? Are they that uncertain as to when LOS will happen?