* Astronomy

Planetary Society Statement on the Curiosity Press Briefing at the Fall 2012 AGU Conference

The Planetary Society calls on the Administration and Congress to acknowledge the publics support of planetary exploration and restore the small amount of funding needed to enact a robust program. This funding should include support for the next step of Mars exploration: sample return. Curiositys instrument suite, while impressive, pales in comparison to the battery of tests and analyses that scientists on Earth could use to examine the Martian soil.
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