29-January-2005, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Mistermystery
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Originally Posted by synthomus
It will have instruments for remote chemical analysis. If that's not exciting, then what is?
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MSL for instance to name one is much more packed with various instruments (like Laser Induced Remote Sensing for Chemistry and Micro-Imaging, Mars Hand Lens Imager, Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer, X-Ray Diffraction/X-Ray Fluorescence Instrument, Radiation Assessment Detector, Mars Descent Imager, Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer/Tunable Laser Spectrometer, Pulsed Neutron Source and Detector, Meteorological Package with Ultraviolet Sensor)
I'm sorry but if I look to the future on a short term scale, this mission is pretty nifty. If I look in the long run I hardly see any reason why it should be build. |
One of the main justifications for MRO is to decide where MSL should land.
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