The elegance of Phoenix is its unprecedented ability to 'follow the modern water cycle' at the surface of Mars by investigating the geochemical signatures of water ice and the polar water transport story in the atmosphere.
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The students that are learning about Mars through this expedition are understanding the tools and technology to ask the right questions and get the right answers. They're the ones who will be traveling to Mars and making the great discoveries. They'll do the fun stuff.Jim Garvin
That's the job Hubble had to do at the moon. It was a noteworthy undertaking. This is in some sense the miracle on the moon.
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We haven't conquered the moon. It's a planet the size of Africa and we've been to six spots the size of a large backyard or farm or ranch. That's not exploring. That's touching.
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We believe hydrogen may be the clue, the fingerprint, of where water may be.
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Our initial findings support the potential existence of some unique varieties of oxygen rich glassy soils in both the Aristarchus and Apollo 17 regions . They could be well-suited for visits by robots and human explorers to learn how to live off the land on the Moon.
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