and improve oil and mineral prospecting.
Quote from: baldusi on 05/27/2014 02:33 amand improve oil and mineral prospecting.I don't see how it can do that.It is highly doubtful that there are petrochemical deposits on Mars. That would require a very active biosphere over a very long time.
Quote from: Blackstar on 05/27/2014 11:56 amQuote from: baldusi on 05/27/2014 02:33 amand improve oil and mineral prospecting.I don't see how it can do that.It is highly doubtful that there are petrochemical deposits on Mars. That would require a very active biosphere over a very long time.I mean on Earth. This missions gives you insight in what you don't know about Earth mantle and core because they are the only ones you know. If you've never gone to England or Japan you might not even be aware that people can drive on the other side (brute example). Also, new techniques might need to be developed for analysis, that might generate an improvement in our own understanding of Earth.I have the theory that looking at different planetary internal has a lot of potential for the development of our own models.
And here's a feature article on the hardware for the InSight mission, via Marshall Murphy:http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/05/insight-into-nasas-mars-lander/
A mockup of @NASAInSight with a working engineering model of robotic arm, which will place 1st seismometer on Mars