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    Pat Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,004 ✭✭✭Pat Dunne


    Rubecula wrote: »
    Found on BBC site:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20118963


    And.


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20041449


    Comments?
    Wonderful.


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    Beeker
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beeker


    Nice idea but not very practical. The weight of curiosity alone would make it a non runner. Because of the cost of a Mars flight that weight would be better used for samples of mars itself. A far better idea would be to leave it in place to examine the effects of exposure on materials over time on the Martian surface and then put it in a Martian museum some time in the future.


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    hytrogen
    Registered Users Posts: 952 ✭✭✭hytrogen


    Considering the other week a 40 year old man broke like 4 world records in one event commercially funded, the sky diver in the balloon that reached 28 miles above the earth (2) jumped out (1) & broke mach 1 not enclosed in a vehicle (1) & landed safely (1) while testing a new space suit but to name some of his achievements, anything is possible with commitment & investment of time & effort...


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