Joy Crisp
Joy Crisp
Joy A. Crisp is a planetary geologist specializing in Mars geology. She is noted for her work on NASA missions to Mars, including the Mars Exploration Rovers and Mars Science Laboratory...
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The images provide measurements of surface features and are allowing us to assess the slopes more carefully and develop a map of where the good slopes will be to have our solar panels in a good position.
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Putting all the clues together -- the mineral, chemical and textural clues -- we have found good evidence that there was ground water.
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When you look at this image you can really say that Spirit has found some interesting stuff.
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It looks like a loose rock that is blacker and rougher than the material of Home Plate and so we wanted to spend some time checking that out.
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It really depends on the specific mission and whether you know enough to give those smarts. It certainly is a new tool for scientists.
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We're interested in finding out whether that bright rim material is the same as the outcrop rock or something different. It may have a different water story.