Rich Zurek
Rich Zurek
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The missions currently at Mars have each advanced what we know about the presence and history of water on Mars, and one of the main goals for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is to decipher when water was on the surface and where it is now. Water is essential for life, so that will help focus future studies of whether Mars has ever supported life.
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I think it is just a fascinating time. We are seeing the planets for the first time. Whether we are exploring through humans or by robots.
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Before, we could hardly make out dunes there.
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Now with the new images, we're able to watch when the frost comes and goes and we can see that dunes are moving today and aren't just relics from times past.
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It'd be like having dust storms in Arizona immediately affecting the atmosphere in Brazil.