Earlier this year at Cheltenham Literature Festival he even suggested Christians make the best
explorers; but I was amused to discover that this
intrepid explorer is himself scared of heights.
The
intrepid robotic
explorer successfully completed its primary scientific objective when it discovered strong evidence
early on in its mission that a place called Yellowknife Bay near its landing site, constitutes an ancient dried - out lake bed which was once filled with drinkable liquid water billions of years ago and could have sustained life — if any were present.