Mission To Mars Page #3

at least from the angle that's

displayed by ARES-8.

We're trying not to go too nuts up here,

but we think there's a good chance...

that this could be an extrusion

from some subsurface

geothermal column of water.

And, of course,

if that's correct,

then we may have found the key

to permanent human colonization.

- We think it wise

to suspend judgment...

- Let geology and hydrology...

know we need to scramble

on this... full court press.

So we're gonna head out there ASAP

and take a look at this thing,

try and get an idea

of its composition.

By the time you receive this,

we should just about be on site.

Anybody else hearing that?

Yeah. What is it?

I don't know. It sounds like

interference from the rover.

- Can you fix it?

- Hey, skip, I can fix anything.

Love that modesty.

Break out the radar.

Let's see what this thing's made of.

Oh, there's one more thing.

This is a very important, very special

day for a good friend of ours back home.

We know he's there right now.

He hates it when anybody

makes any kind of a fuss about him,

so I'm not gonna

mention his name.

Because the last thing

I would want to do would be...

to embarrass someone

like Jim McConnell!

Was that loud?

Oh, well. It's done now.

It can't be right.

It says there's metal under there.

- Solid metal.

- No, that doesn't make any sense.

- You're reading a vein of ore, Renee.

- No, it...

It says it's under

the whole mountain.

All right. Move it closer, up the

power, and we're gonna try it again.

Hey.

Okay, everybody.

I want you to take a look at Jim.

Is he all red with one of those

fake "Oh, I'm-a-good-sport"

grins on his face?

That's right.

Now, everybody, take a look at Ray.

Does he have one of those...

"This-wasn't-in-my-mission-plan"

looks on his face?

Uh-huh. I thought so. There's nothing

you can do about it, Ray.

We're a hundred million miles away!

Okay, let's blow it out.

- We're all set here, chief.

- Let's crank up the juice,

see what's in this sucker.

What happened?

Oh, my God!

- Are you getting that, Sergei?

- Uh-huh.

Oh, my God!

Renee!

Oh. Oh, my God.

Oh, Jesus. Oh, Jesus.

Ahhh!

Problem:
hatch door malfunction,

backup power fail,

manual override fail.

- Solution?

- Replace optical relay.

Piece of cake.

God, who dreams up these nightmares?

- Don't try to change the subject.

- I'm not.

- We're talking about

your sister's wedding.

- No, we're talking about...

dancing lessons

before my sister's wedding.

Do you mind? I'm in the middle of a

catastrophic power failure here. Check.

- Not effective.

- Not effective?

- Replace optical relay.

- You're distracting me.

We're a married couple.

Would it kill you to invite me...

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