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Space/Science » in reply to Proposal for landing site of the Phoenix Mars lander.

I think you'll find they have ALREADY selected a landing site

Landing site selection is a HUGE scientific bunfight. NASA holds interminable science committee meetings to screen and re-screen the candidate sites, each championed by a proposer and an assigned research team.

The winners get to be on the investigation team. The losers go back and write another grant proposal.

It is rather unlikely that you can influence events at this stage (even less likely than that the Rover teams will listen to your "suggestions" of itineraries and observations. They ALREADY have a plan)

Maybe you meant it in a different way, like "Wouldn't it be interesting if...." but get real, Bob.

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