Maria T. Zuber, professor of planetary sciences at MIT, is the deputy principal investigator of the laser altimeter that will go into orbit around Mars on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft in September. A geophysicist whose research deals with the structure and evolution of the surfaces and interiors of planets, Professor Zuber spoke on a study that addresses how Mars's seasonal atmospheric cycle works, and how that affects our view of the nature of its past climate. They said, 'We made great progress but we see conservatism creeping in. There will be an expanded research vista, with a horizon of 10 to 15 years. Mr. Goldin, who has led NASA for five years, said he envisions small, cheaply produced spacecraft launched in the thousands.
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And involving life scientists is good news for MIT and future MIT grads. Now we're on the bright side of the Force. Europa is the place from which Mr. Clarke's hero embarks on his evolutionary tour of space and time. Instead, think of an ice sandwich, with water, ductile ice and brittle ice in ascending order Understanding the geology of Europa is a function of understanding ridge formation. At right, you see the largest ball of string in the universe.