Paul Knightly, PhD on Nostr: npub12hhat…dkdkk For in-situ field analysis, humans would be more efficient. A ...

npub12hhat3987s5qkxhdckc8h0cd62nvdlgj36vrptdem9gawvdy3vvq4dkdkk (npub12hh…kdkk) For in-situ field analysis, humans would be more efficient. A rover may take several days between seeing an interesting rock, driving to it, drilling into the surface, taking measurements, and relaying results. A human would be able to whack the rock with a hammer, scan it with field spectroscopy equipment, and move along in the span of minutes, accomplishing the scope of a decade-long robotic mission over the span of perhaps a few days. (1/x)