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While I agree with what you say, you might under-appreciate the value of cool pictures. Yeah, they are doing cool science stuff up there, but a good part of the
by netrus 11y ago
While I agree with what you say, you might under-appreciate the value of cool pictures. Yeah, they are doing cool science stuff up there, but a good part of the value of these missions is to get people excited about space, kids interested in technology, and to give humans some perspective of their place in the universe. A high-resolution selfie of this kind-of-cute robot is as important as the results of their drilling experiments, IMHO.
- bluepostitnote 11y agoThis is one of the aspects that gets me excited for airborne drones which can operate in the Martian atmosphere. Not only for the potential offered by longer range, but also the possibility for some great photos of any ground based vehicles whose mission zone overlaps. Great photos can inspire and help fund great science.
- IneffablePigeon 11y agoHow much would Mars's thin atmosphere interfere with that plan? Would you be able to lift any significant amount of weight?
- bluepostitnote 11y agoImpacts it a lot, but there are teams working on it: http://www.space.com/30155-nasa-drones-on-mars-video.html http://www.space.com/30155-nasa-drones-on-mars-video.html