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How many geologists went to the moon?
JMS — (archived)

David,

Thought for a minute you were recomending cyborgs.

You're right about the 1:90 ratio. I've been trying to put myself in this perspective of exploring a new world. How long would I spend in this little crater before I got bored and headed off to somewhere new?

It would be nice to have the instrument package on the rovers in the field. Trade the weight of that verses the weight of samples at the end of a long traverse. Light pack in the morning for instant major element analysis. Hum. If I had all that chemical data instantly I'm sure I would have spent alot more time on each outcrop trying to figure things out instead of getting on with things. Usually you have to wait for weeks to get your results back from the lab. Which, I guess, is what I'm waiting for here. Always impatient for data.

On Mars I'd be in a pressure suit with thick gloves and a visor that always altered the true color of the rock (the color thing never ends). All that would slow me down. And lunch on a nice cliff with a view wouldn't be the same. It'd be so weird and beautiful but how do you snack with that helmet on?

But, then again, only one geologist ever went to the moon. And that was the last mission.

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