For those who might want even more on the recent news from Mars give a listen to this week's episode of Planetary Radio from the Planetary Society. Specifically the interview with the society's Emily Lakdawalla starting at 15:15. http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2012/20121203-curio... BTW, Planetary Radio is available via free subscription on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/planetary-radio-space-exploration/id9168983... patrick