
The End of Astronauts?
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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Is There a Human Geologist on Mars?
Future probes will have enough geological savy to decide what's the best place to dig or to observe. We think they will catch up, and the gap between the human geologist and the kind of probe you can send will diminish. Whereas the cost gap won't diminish. It'll be huge. i found this wonderful quote from my friend chris mc kay, wh as a geologist with great pride, obviously, because he said, with five doublings of ability from our current status, that's 32 times better,. You could have something equal to a geol geologist's assistant on mars. Ai, let's look for it unearth.
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