Nah, I still disagree
maybe anyone can be a shit technician, but for this you'd need a good one, and that requires understanding of fields outside the capabilities of a lot of people. And since there is no second opinion, you'd need to be an expert in pretty much anything.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 15:39, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I could take a textbook

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 15:43, Reply)

Or pretty much every piece of reference material you'll ever need on the vehicles computer.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 15:47, Reply)

precisely
I reckon I'd be a good candidate. Cross-disciplinary innit
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 15:48, Reply)

There's not likely to be any textbooks
on stuff that hasn't been seen yet. Or reference material, Chompy.

If you are going to just compare to what already exists, why send a person at all? a probe will do that equally well.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 15:51, Reply)

Geological references would be needed
and most of the science would be geology and chemistry, and possibly a bunch of meterology.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 29 Oct 2010, 15:52, Reply)