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With so much of the planet to explore, it may not be worth it compared to sending a new vehicle somewhere else.
by TaylorAlexander 8y ago
With so much of the planet to explore, it may not be worth it compared to sending a new vehicle somewhere else.
- thomasfortes 8y agoSteve Squyres from Cornell answered something kinda related on the jpl channel today[0]. "If you had the opportunity to bring a hundred and eighty kilograms of stuff back from the surface of Mars, the last thing I wanna bring is something I know exactly what is made of." Opportunity did her mission amazingly and is resting in peace in the place where she was designed to be. We learned a lot from her and her sister mission, now, the effort is better spent building over their shoulders. [0] https://youtu.be/cnddzE4YSzg?t=4045 https://youtu.be/cnddzE4YSzg?t=4045
- ceejayoz 8y agoI do hope some future Mars colony goes and collects it for the Martian wing of the Smithsonian, though.
- yellowapple 8y agoNo. We're going to build museums - and cities - around the rovers, and the cities will be named after the rovers.