100 Quotes by Steve Squyres

Driving in that terrain was a challenge with all six wheels. With five wheels, it was a mess.

The root cause of the reset remains a mystery, but I guess the occasional odd glitch is to be expected from a vehicle that's been on Mars for almost 600 sols.

It was a hot, violent place with volcanic explosions and impacts. Water was around, perhaps localized hot springs in some cases and trace amounts of water in other cases.

These look like hard outer shells on some parts of some outcrops, and theyre darker and a little redder than the rock that they encrust,

These look like hard outer shells on some parts of some outcrops, and they're darker and a little redder than the rock that they encrust.

So there's enough to keep us busy here for quite a long time.

Once we've finished the rest of the list, we'll start the descent.

The British mountaineer George Mallory was once famously asked why he was trying to climb Mount Everest and his famous reply was 'because it is there.' That's a compelling argument when you are a mountaineer. But for an $850 million rover mission you better have a better reason than that.

A sol like that gives you confidence. I'm really convinced now that we're able to keep the vehicle safe.