Richard Zurek
Richard Zurek
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.
evidence looking spot sweet
What we're really looking for is that sweet spot where we can go down with other instruments and look for evidence of life.
begin detail image surface
We'll begin to image the surface and look at its composition with detail that we've just not been able to do before.
detail level looking seen
We'll be looking at things with a level of detail we've not seen before.
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.
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.
knock socks
We got the capabilities that will knock your socks off.
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.
surprising time
Every time we look closer, we see surprising new things.
ability detail expect increased resolve time
Every time we have increased our ability to resolve detail on the planet, we see new things, and we expect new surprises.
knock opened socks
It's just going to knock your socks off when we get these instruments opened up at Mars.
future weather
It's a weather satellite, it's a geological surveyor, it's a pathfinder for future missions.
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.