Should a Mars Rover be sent to 'prison' for science?

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by pettyfog, Nov 9, 2006.

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Is it worth the sacrifice?

  1. Sure... cant get that info any other way, why not!

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  2. No... it may preclude OTHER surface discoveries outside the crater

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  1. pettyfog

    pettyfog Well-Known Member

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    Mars rover may get one-way ticket
    Since the Rovers are operating LONG after their minimum design lifetimes, i say yes.
     
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    pettyfog, Nov 9, 2006
  2. FFCinPCB

    FFCinPCB New Member

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    RE: Should a Mars Rover be sent to

    It's a freaking robot, not a person! (An expensive robot with an expensive means of transportation though........to investigate a crater???)
     
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    FFCinPCB, Nov 9, 2006
  3. SCFulhamFan

    SCFulhamFan Active Member

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    RE: Should a Mars Rover be sent to

    Surely there is still some of the mars surface that they can still explorer before just "exploring" this crater. Sounds like they are just bored and want some expensive thrills.
     
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    SCFulhamFan, Nov 10, 2006
  4. pettyfog

    pettyfog Well-Known Member

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    RE: Should a Mars Rover be sent to

    Yeah, maybe... but the thing is that this is the deepest crater they have come across and there's older rock strata that might be scraped and tested.

    Plus, it's essentially a 'free bonus' as they had expected both Rovers to have gone dead months ago. Both are still working fine... a real 'hoorah' to whoever built them.
     
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    pettyfog, Nov 10, 2006
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