> Would that really change anything? Yes. The rover is only in communication with its satellite for a limited time frame each day, and the satellite <-> earth

> Would that really change anything? Yes. The rover is only in communication with its satellite for a limited time frame each day, and the satellite <-> earth link is wider than the satellite <-> rover link. With more satellites we could have around the clock high speed link up, and improve the bandwidth - future missions are likely to be loaded with more and/or higher bandwidth sensors.