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For anybody else interested in the objectives of Curiosity (I wasn't sure so I checked) The MSL mission has four scientific goals: 1. Determine whether Mars co
by basicallydan 14y ago
For anybody else interested in the objectives of Curiosity (I wasn't sure so I checked)
The MSL mission has four scientific goals:
1. Determine whether Mars could ever have supported life
2. Study the climate of Mars
3. Study the geology of Mars
4. Plan for a human mission to Mars
Sweet!
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_rover#Goals_and_objectives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_rover#Goals_and_objec...
- brunoqc 14y agoWhat would be the objectives of a human mission? I'm wondering if it's mostly an ego thing since the robots can do most of the science stuff.
- greyfade 14y agoTo do it. And while we're there, science the place up. There are still some experiments we can only do in person that can't be done with robots. I can imagine experiments relating to terraforming would be high on the list.