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Originally Posted by samkent
"and a wheeled vehicle under meters of dry ice isn't useful."
I doubt a lander under meters of dry ice would be much use either.
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Of course, but it's far cheaper. It will be a long, long time before someone invests in a polar rover that has such a short potential drive. It will happen eventually. The time is not now.
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Originally Posted by samkent
It sounds like they already know it's there so is the mission justified?
Picture this. Day two after the landing ...
They dig a hole and scoop the soil into the experiment chamber 1. Turn on the equipment and bingo! positive for water ice.
Is there a point to continue with the mission? Should they dig a second hole 4 feet from the first? I wonder what they would find? Duh maybe water ice???
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Duh. Have you read
Phoenix Mission objectives and methods? It doesn't match your scenario.