Richard Zurek
Richard Zurek
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astronauts desire explore mars send someday spirit
The desire to explore has really always been a part of the American spirit and Mars is a new frontier. Its a place where you could someday send astronauts to do that kind of exploration.
hemisphere higher highest planet regions sit southern terrain top
These are some of the highest regions of the planet because they sit on top of southern hemisphere terrain, which is higher than corresponding terrain in the north.
increased mars sure time understand
Every time we look with increased resolution, Mars has said, 'Here's something you didn't expect. You don't understand me yet.' We're sure to find surprises.
future weather
It's a weather satellite, it's a geological surveyor, it's a pathfinder for future missions.
knock opened socks
It's just going to knock your socks off when we get these instruments opened up at Mars.
surprising time
Every time we look closer, we see surprising new things.
presence sure
I'm sure the U.S. would like to have a presence there.
arriving duplicate influenced trying
The instruments that are arriving (in 2003) have influenced our selections. We're trying to complement, not duplicate them.
early evidence history minerals standing time water
If we find evidence that (those) minerals are there, there must have been a time in Mars' early history when there was standing water on Mars' surface.
period science teams
For the science teams right now, this is a period of waiting.
couple feet literally scratched surface trying
With the subsurface of Mars, we've literally just scratched the surface and we're trying to probe, now, more than a couple of feet into it.
background bringing capability deal environment future plan
We're bringing more capability to the planet. What we're really doing now is establishing the background environment that we have to deal with when we plan future missions.
cement surface
We don't want to be hauling cement to Mars. That's very expensive. Better to know what we can make on the surface of the planet.
detail level looking seen
We'll be looking at things with a level of detail we've not seen before.