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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Should finally make it to its mission goal, the slopes ?
Does "should finally make it to its mission goal, the slopes..." mean "should finally be able to arrive at the slopes - the arrival at there is exactly its mission goal"?
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Space probes
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft could become the first mission to land a probe on a comet. If all goes well, it will land on comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko in November. Mars will also be a busy place: India’s orbiter mission should arrive at the planet in September, about the same time as NASA’s MAVEN probe. And NASA’s Curiosity rover should finally make it to its mission goal, the slopes of the 5.5-kilometre-high Aeolis Mons, where it will look for evidence of water. Back on Earth, NASA hopes to launch an orbiter to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide.Top answer
Yes, the initial goal of the mission is to land the rover on the slopes. The full mission, however, is more than that. I assume they will also want to take pictures, readings, samples.
- Yes, the initial goal of the mission is to land the rover on the slopes.
- The full mission, however, is more than that.
- I assume they will also want to take pictures, readings, samples.
- But none of that would be possible if they do not first land in the right spot.
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Yes, the initial goal of the mission is to land the rover on the slopes. The full mission, however, is more than that. I assume they will also want to take pictures, readings, samples. But none of that would be possible if they do not first land in the right spot.
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Thanks.
Failed to understand the meaning of "readings" there. Read what?
Failed to understand the meaning of "readings" there. Read what?
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